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health care. Both bills must be passed by the House and Senate to become law. On July 8th, President Biden signed an exec- utive order to ensure access to medication abortion, contraception, and emergency medical care for pregnant people.27 Currently, there is no pending legislation that would ban abortion on the federal level.
Conclusion
Though the holding in Dobbs is clear, the long-term impact on abortion access, reproductive healthcare, social services, and our legal system is uncertain. Only time will tell. Justice Alito unequivocally states: “It is time to heed the Constitu- tion and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives...”28 November 2022 midterm elections may have a profound impact on abortion rights in America. The future of abortion access lies with the power of voters.
Smith is a civil rights attorney and founding Executive Director of the Center for Social Justice at Urban League of Greater Southwest Ohio. She co-chairs the CBA’s Social & Criminal Justice Committee, teaches civil rights litigation as adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, and is current Board Chair of Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio.
*Information is accurate as of August 2, 2022. Legislation may change after The Report has gone to print.
12 OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 2919.195(B)
13 OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 2919.195(A)
14 State Ex Rel. Preterm-Cleveland, et al v. David Yost, et al, Case No. 2022-0803, (Original Action in Mandamus,- filed June 29, 2022)
15 Ohio H.B. 480, 134th General Assembly (introduced November 2, 2021)
16 Ohio H.B. 704, 134th General Assembly (introduced July 11, 2022)
17 Ohio S.B. 304, 134th General Assembly (introduced March 1, 2022)
18 Ohio S.J.R. No. 7, 134th General Assembly (Offered May 27, 2022)
19 KY. REV. STAT. § 311.772
20 Ind. S.B. 1, 2022 Special Session (effective September 15, 2022)
21 MICH. COMP. LAWS § 750.323
22 W.VA. CODE §§ 16-2M-2(7), 16-2M-4
23 775 ILL. COMP. STAT. 55/1-25(a).
24 18 PA. CONS. STAT. §§ 3211(a), 3203.
25 Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022, S.4132, 117th Cong. (2022), http://www.congress.gov/.
26 Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022, H.R.8297, 117th Cong. (2022), http://www.congress.gov/.
27 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/state- ments-releases/2022/07/08/fact-sheet-president-biden- to-sign-executive-order-protecting-access-to-reproduc- tive-health-care-services/
28 Dobbs v. Jackson at 6.
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, No. 19-1392, 597 U.S. (June 24, 2022).
Roe v.Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973).
Dobbs, syllabus (citing Mississippi Gestational Age Act, Miss. Code Ann. Section 41-41-191)
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Id. at 1-2.
“Tracking the States Where Abortion is Now Banned,” The New York Times, August 1, 2022, https://www. nytimes.com/interactive/2022/us/abortion-laws-roe-v- wade.html
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 2919.201(A)
Preterm-Cleveland v.Yost, no. 1:19-cv-00360 (S.D. Ohio Jun. 24, 2022); OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 2919.195(A)
Preterm-Cleveland v.Yost, no. 1:19-cv-00360 (S.D. Ohio Jun. 24, 2022) (order lifting preliminary injunc- tion)
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 2919.195
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