Abortion in Ohio

Abortion pills by mail (telehealth)

Telehealth providers that ship abortion pills into Ohio, from the clinic database:

• A Safe ChoiceShips abortion pills by mail into Ohio
• Abortion On DemandShips abortion pills by mail into Ohio
• AbuzzShips abortion pills by mail into Ohio
• Aid AccessShips abortion pills by mail into Ohio
• Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants – The MAPShips abortion pills by mail into Ohio
• carafemShips abortion pills by mail into Ohio
• Choices RisingShips abortion pills by mail into Ohio
• Her Safe HarborShips abortion pills by mail into Ohio
• Hey JaneShips abortion pills by mail into Ohio
• SameDayAbortionPillsShips abortion pills by mail into Ohio
• Southern WovenShips abortion pills by mail into Ohio
• We Take Care of UsShips abortion pills by mail into Ohio

Protections

• The state's constitution protects abortion.
• The state's lawmakers have not passed protections for abortion.

Bans

• Under current law, abortion is legal to provide until after 22 weeks with some exceptions.
• The state has identified certain limited situations that providers can use as an "affirmative defense" if they violate the state's restriction on providing an abortion.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if it is necessary to save the pregnant person's life.
• It is a felony for providers to violate the state's restriction on providing an abortion, punishable by imprisonment and fines.
• The state permits the pregnant person and/or family members to sue the person who provided an abortion in violation of the state's abortion restriction.
• State law prohibits healthcare professionals inside the state from providing an abortion because of a diagnosis of a fetal impairment or disability.
• State law prohibits healthcare professionals inside the state from providing an abortion using a specific method known as Dilation and Extraction (D&X). This is sometimes referred to as a "partial birth" abortion ban, although this term has no clinical definition.

Barriers

• The state only allows doctors to provide abortions.

Minors

• State law requires healthcare professionals inside the state to meet certain requirements before providing an abortion to minors below the age of 18.
• Before providing an abortion to a minor inside the state, the state requires an abortion provider to get their parent or guardian's consent.
• Before providing an abortion to a minor inside the state, the state requires an abortion provider to notify their parent or guardian.
• The state allows a judge to excuse a minor from having to notify or get consent from their parent or guardian before having an abortion inside the state. This is referred to as "judicial bypass."
• Before providing an abortion to a minor, the state does not require an abortion provider to obtain specific documentation of their parent or guardian's consent or notification.

Telehealth

• The state allows healthcare professionals inside the state to provide medication abortion through telehealth.

Insurance

• The state prohibits exchange plans from covering abortion. Exchange plans are health insurance plans offered in the state's Health Care Exchange established under the federal Affordable Care Act.
• The state allows exchange insurance plans to cover abortion only in cases where abortion is necessary to save the pregnant person's life.
• The state allows exchange insurance plans to cover abortion only in cases of rape or incest.
• Medicaid funds may pay for abortion in the state in cases of rape, incest, or when the pregnant person's life is endangered. This is the federal minimum requirement for Medicaid coverage of abortion.