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
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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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125. Rep. Somani on Abortion, Gender Affirmation, & Statehouse Hypocrisy

125. Rep. Somani on Abortion, Gender Affirmation, & Statehouse Hypocrisy

Dan talks with obstetrician-gynecologist and State Rep. Anita Somani about reproductive rights, the impact anti-transgender legislation is poised to have on Ohio patients; and balancing life as a physician-legislator.

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120. Paul Hudson on the Past, Present, and Future of Genetic Counseling

120. Paul Hudson on the Past, Present, and Future of Genetic Counseling

Dan talks with genetic counselor Paul Hudson about current issues in the field. Topics include the Dobbs decision and abortion, diversity efforts in genetic counseling, and preventing discrimination from the misuse of genetic information.

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114. State of Health & Human Services in Ohio: Community Solutions’ Hope Lane-Gavin

114. State of Health & Human Services in Ohio: Community Solutions’ Hope Lane-Gavin

Dan talks with Hope Lane-Gavin of the Center for Community Solutions about CCS’ new health and human services fact sheets–each of which shines an important and often sobering light on the situation in Ohio, especially on the cusp of an election of consequence.

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93. The Present and Future of Abortion in Ohio: Prof. B. Jessie Hill

93. The Present and Future of Abortion in Ohio: Prof. B. Jessie Hill

Dan talks with Professor B. Jessie Hill, JD, of Case Western Reserve University’s School of Law. about the current state of abortion access and reproductive rights generally in Ohio, and what restrictive abortion laws in Texas and Mississippi might mean for Ohio.

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