Abortion Case Pits Ohio Against Doctors Suing to Treat Patients

Access to abortion care in increasingly Republican Ohio may hinge on a technical but important legal issue: the ability for doctors and clinics to sue the state for access on behalf of their patients.

The state Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case in which reproductive rights advocates argue that a law effectively banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy violates the Ohio Constitution, especially in the wake of a 2011 amendment that spells out the ability for people to make their own healthcare decisions. The state, represented by Attorney General Dave Yost (R), has ...