by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

July 17, 2012 - 4:59 pm

A federal judge today dismissed the lawsuit filed by seven states attorneys general seeking to block the birth control mandate, the requirement under health reform that all insurance policies provide contraception without a co-pay.

by Rachel Benson Gold, Guttmacher Institute

and Elizabeth Nash, Guttmacher Institute

July 11, 2012 - 7:04 pm

In the first half of 2012, states enacted 95 new provisions related to reproductive health and rights. As was the case in 2011, issues related to abortion, family planning funding and sex education once again were significant flashpoints in many legislatures .

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

July 5, 2012 - 8:27 am

The deadline has passed and Personhood Ohio failed to gather anywhere near the necessary signatures needed for an amendment.

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

June 25, 2012 - 7:23 am

The state has less than two weeks to gather 95 percent of their necessary signatures.

by Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Legal Analyst, RH Reality Check

June 22, 2012 - 7:54 am

Earlier this month the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on the constituitonality of the state of Ohio’s 2004 mifepristone ban in a case that could present a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade. Legal standards are increasingly replacing medicinal standards as the guide for what constitutes acceptable medical care, and conservative justices either don’t understand that or they don’t care.

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

June 22, 2012 - 12:01 am

The state proposes adding yet another abortion restriction to its books.

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

June 18, 2012 - 10:20 am

The senate has now adjourned without any closure on the proposal to ban abortion from the moment a heartbeat can be detected.

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

May 14, 2012 - 12:24 pm

Can blown up, gory fetus photos win an election?

by Robin Marty, Senior Political Reporter, RH Reality Check

May 4, 2012 - 3:45 pm

Looks like the senate president has gotten a little tired of Faith2Action.