Bill to require liability statement for Ohio abortion providers gets praise in committee hearing

By: Susan Tebben

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 942

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Supporters of a bill to require physicians to read state-mandated language regarding a drug used for medication abortion told an Ohio Senate committee the bill is not about punishment, but about accountability.

Those speaking to a Senate Health Committee on Wednesday about Senate Bill 309 represented anti-abortion groups and members of pregnancy resource centers. Pregnancy resource centers are often religiously-affiliated, and typically don’t discuss abortion, and they promote pregnancy above other options,

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