Clinics and providers in Ohio have been having their phones ring constantly since a state judge temporarily blocked a law that restricted most abortions in the state.
Northeast Ohio Women's Center had eliminated a few sections of their practice across the Cleveland-Akron area, but they will probably be able to reopen as early as next week due to high demand, said Dr. David Burkons, owner and medical director of the clinics.
The ACLU of Ohio and abortion clinics sued the state, saying the ban was unconstitutional and violated individual liberty, equal protection and the right to privacy. The groups also added that the law is unconstitutionally vague. There is a two-week pause on the ban, but the judge was so strong in his opinion that abortion is a constitutional right that Ohio Right to Life’s Elizabeth Whitmarsh said it's clear that the judge will block the law during the trial and he will decide against the abortion ban.
In comparison, liberals and progressives have cared about being pro-choice, but it wasn't the top of their list of issues to vote on. Now, it is, he added. He and his teams are even getting calls and seeing patients who are protestors outside his clinics, he said.
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