Columbus passes bills protecting abortion access

According to NBC4i, Columbus City Council voted Monday to approve ordinances that it says will protect abortion and reproductive health care within city limits.

City officials in Columbus are standing their ground against Ohio’s six-week abortion ban.

Columbus City Council is expected to vote Monday on a three-pronged legislative package authored by its Women’s Caucus to protect access to reproductive health care, according to President Pro Tempore Elizabeth Brown. The array of ordinances includes a $1 million grant to abortion rights groups like Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, a pledge to deprioritize prosecuting abortion-related crimes, and authorizing the City to investigate what Brown called “fake health clinics” – crisis pregnancy centers.

For the full NBC4 story click here

Get Breaking News & Exclusive Contest in Your Inbox:  

The Latest:

• The Woman In The Red Dress + More Top Moments From The B2K vs Pretty Ricky Verzuz
• New York City Board Approves Mayor Mamdani's Rent Freeze: Here's What We Know
• Federal Judge Orders DOJ To Release Unredacted Epstein Files
• Blue Ivy Threw Up The Roc Sign And Our Timelines Have Been Lit Ever Since
• Black Woman Dollar General Manager Shot And Killed By Customer In Columbus, Georgia, In Senseless Act Of Gun Violence
• Trump Refuses To Sign Bipartisan Bill To Fix Housing Crisis
• Tia Mowry Gushes Over Her Man Javon'e: 'His Emotional Intelligence Is Amazing'
• Every Time Barack Obama Has Clapped Back At Trump
• 'Sinners' Surreal Montage: The Walk Is A Threshold
• New Postal Service Rule Would Withhold Mail-In Ballots

Columbus City Council approves bills protecting abortion, reproductive health care was originally published on mycolumbusmagic.com