Where do the states stand on abortion?
After Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion rights were left to the states. Here’s what that looks like.
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After Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion rights were left to the states. Here’s what that looks like.
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press
The city of Lebanon, Ohio, has significantly rolled back a ban on recommending or performing abortions under legal pressure from pro-abortion activists.
Groups representing social workers and women say they have succeeded in forcing a small Ohio city to significantly narrow its abortion ban and dropped their lawsuit. The National Association of
Groups representing social workers and women say they have succeeded in forcing a small Ohio city to significantly narrow its abortion ban and dropped their lawsuit. The National Association of Social Workers and the Abortion Fund of Ohio said their move Jan. 12 followed the city of Lebanon removing provisions that made aiding and abetting an abortion a crime. The city opted to revise the law rather than defend it in court. But the leader of the Texas group that pushed the ban said the revisions were of little consequence to the fact that abortion remains illegal in Lebanon from conception.