COLUMBUS – Ohio s heartbeat bill, one of the nation s most restrictive abortion bans, never took effect.
But 1 in 10 Ohio women thought abortion was illegal in the state anyway, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
While most Ohio women, about 64%, understood abortions are legal in Ohio, another 26.2% weren t sure and 9.8% incorrectly believed all abortions were illegal in the state, according to an eight-month review of the Ohio Survey of Women led by Ohio State University professor of epidemiology Maria Gallo.
A disproportionate number of women from certain demographics incorrectly believed abortion was illegal in Ohio: those who were younger, of lower socioeconomic status, unmarried or Black.
Amid heartbeat bill fight, Ohio women were confused about legality of abortion
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