135. Reproductive Freedom in Ohio: Misinformation and the Stakes of Issue 1

135. Reproductive Freedom in Ohio: Misinformation and the Stakes of Issue 1

Dan talks with Marcela Azevedo, MD, Co-Founder of Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights (OPRR) about the state of the “Yes on Issue 1” movement. Topics include whether OPRR and issue 1 supporters have been able to cut through the noise and misinformation that have clouded voters’ understanding of what Issue 1 will do; the health stakes of Issue 1, including what we learned from the 82 days after Dobbs when abortion was illegal in Ohio; the significance of physician leadership on the issue of reproductive freedom; and more.

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130. The Precarious State of Medication Abortion Access in Ohio
Abortion, Health Disparities, Safety Dan Skinner Abortion, Health Disparities, Safety Dan Skinner

130. The Precarious State of Medication Abortion Access in Ohio

Dan talks with Danielle Bessett and Morgan Mitchell about the state of changing abortion access in Ohio, and especially medication abortion. Topics include pending legal cases that stand to increase health disparities, two consequential elections designed to ignore the will of a majority of Ohioans who support basic abortion rights, and the reaction of the medical community to this incursion into patient-provider decision-making.

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