Abortion Forward
@abortionforward.bsky.social
The leading organization for repro rights in Ohio. Formerly Pro-Choice Ohio.
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As of May 2024, Pro-Choice Ohio is now Abortion Forward.
We will never stop fighting. Visit AbortionForward.org or the link in our bio to learn more and get involved.
We will never stop fighting. Visit AbortionForward.org or the link in our bio to learn more and get involved.
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TWO anti-trans bills are up for a vote this week:
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
December 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
TWO anti-trans bills are up for a vote this week:
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
Abortion Forward is hiring a temporary, part-time Policy Fellow in Columbus! Apply if you:
✅ have an interest in a policy career
✅ want to deep dive into state legislation
✅ like tracking & analyzing voting records of elected officials
✅ have a strong commitment to abortion rights for all
✅ have an interest in a policy career
✅ want to deep dive into state legislation
✅ like tracking & analyzing voting records of elected officials
✅ have a strong commitment to abortion rights for all
December 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Abortion Forward is hiring a temporary, part-time Policy Fellow in Columbus! Apply if you:
✅ have an interest in a policy career
✅ want to deep dive into state legislation
✅ like tracking & analyzing voting records of elected officials
✅ have a strong commitment to abortion rights for all
✅ have an interest in a policy career
✅ want to deep dive into state legislation
✅ like tracking & analyzing voting records of elected officials
✅ have a strong commitment to abortion rights for all
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In very related news, FDA commissioner Makary is reportedly slow-walking a politicized review that could be weaponized to roll back access to mifepristone because he doesn't want any changes before the 2026 midterms. That would not be "leaving abortion to the states," as Trump claimed in campaign
SCOOP: The FDA is slow walking the abortion pill's safety study, as Commissioner Marty Makary wants it put off until after the midterms. By Charles Gorrivan, @rileyraygriffin.bsky.social and @rachelcohrs.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
FDA Slow Walking a Long-Awaited Abortion Pill Safety Study
The Food and Drug Administration has delayed a promised review of safety data for the abortion drug mifepristone at Commissioner Marty Makary’s request to put it off until after the midterm elections,...
www.bloomberg.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In very related news, FDA commissioner Makary is reportedly slow-walking a politicized review that could be weaponized to roll back access to mifepristone because he doesn't want any changes before the 2026 midterms. That would not be "leaving abortion to the states," as Trump claimed in campaign
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New: In the first half of 2025, more than a quarter of abortions in the US were done with pills via telehealth. That portion has increased from 5% in early 2022 to 27%.
Ending telemedicine prescriptions of mifepristone nationwide is a key goal of anti-abortion movement
societyfp.org/research/wec...
Ending telemedicine prescriptions of mifepristone nationwide is a key goal of anti-abortion movement
societyfp.org/research/wec...
![screenshot of bar chart from Society for Family Planning. The key shows two colors: navy blue for in-person care (abortion procedures and pills), and yellow for telehealth abortions (pills)
chart title: In the first six months of 2025, 27% of abortions were provided via telehealth
2022 Quarter 2 to 2025 Quarter 2, % in-person versus telehealth
2022
Q2 95% and 5%
Q3 93% and 7%
Q4 92% and 8%
2023
Q1 93% and 7%
Q2 92% and 8%
[Provision under US shield laws begins, #WeCount expands data collection]
Q3 84% and 16%
Q4 80% and 20%
2024
Q1 80% and 20%
Q2 80% and 20%
Q3 78% and 22%
Q4 75% and 25%
2025
Q1 73% and 27%
Q2 73% and 27%
Source: Society of Family Planning, December 2025](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4fdfjfnhhyeo4hsmoxpeazsg/bafkreicqmb37n7dvs6ef5va3smxjemiswvwk5m6xybyf3vgbqa7es6koi4@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
New: In the first half of 2025, more than a quarter of abortions in the US were done with pills via telehealth. That portion has increased from 5% in early 2022 to 27%.
Ending telemedicine prescriptions of mifepristone nationwide is a key goal of anti-abortion movement
societyfp.org/research/wec...
Ending telemedicine prescriptions of mifepristone nationwide is a key goal of anti-abortion movement
societyfp.org/research/wec...
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Pro-life? "USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths." hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition,…
hsph.harvard.edu
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Pro-life? "USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths." hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...
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Anti-abortion politicians are pouring taxpayer money into anti-abortion pregnancy centers that are often religiously affiliated and offer only limited anti-abortion “services” at a high public cost. Check out if there's one near you: reproaction.org/database/
The Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Center Database | Pregnancy Resource Center
The Fake Clinic Database is a collection of all discoverable US crisis pregnancy center locations, independently verified and regularly updated by Reproaction.
reproaction.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Anti-abortion politicians are pouring taxpayer money into anti-abortion pregnancy centers that are often religiously affiliated and offer only limited anti-abortion “services” at a high public cost. Check out if there's one near you: reproaction.org/database/
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Mifepristone has been used safely in abortion care for over two decades. Trust the science and debunk anti-abortion misinformation here: reproaction.org/resource/deb...
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Mifepristone has been used safely in abortion care for over two decades. Trust the science and debunk anti-abortion misinformation here: reproaction.org/resource/deb...
"House Bill 324 is in direct conflict with the Ohio Constitution because it seeks to use junk science to override widely accepted, evidence-based standards of care," said Jaime Miracle, deputy director of Abortion Forward, which helped pass the 2023 measure.
Ohio bill targeting abortion pill could impact other prescriptions
A Republican-backed bill aimed at reducing access to abortion pills could make it harder to buy other prescription drugs, too.
www.dispatch.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"House Bill 324 is in direct conflict with the Ohio Constitution because it seeks to use junk science to override widely accepted, evidence-based standards of care," said Jaime Miracle, deputy director of Abortion Forward, which helped pass the 2023 measure.
“This legislature wants to endorse misinformation," said Jaime Miracle of Abortion Forward. "This legislature is using a completely debunked study on mifepristone to attack access to the medication."
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“This legislature wants to endorse misinformation," said Jaime Miracle of Abortion Forward. "This legislature is using a completely debunked study on mifepristone to attack access to the medication."
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"Why should a parent have to opt out of something that is medically accurate and sound?" Rep. @robinsonforoh.bsky.social is absolutely destroying the bill sponsor's argument for pushing this propaganda on students!
"It's not medically accurate." - Rep. @robinsonforoh.bsky.social is dismantling the terrible ideas included in House Bill 485. He's sharing his experience as a parent with a child taking sex education classes in school and how the bill neglects educational need.
November 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
"Why should a parent have to opt out of something that is medically accurate and sound?" Rep. @robinsonforoh.bsky.social is absolutely destroying the bill sponsor's argument for pushing this propaganda on students!
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"There are too many legislators in this room obsessed with regulating a woman and her vagina." — Rep. @desireetims.bsky.social
Rep. @desireetims.bsky.social reminds the House that Ohio voters clearly spoke in support of reproductive freedom in 2023, and that House Bill 324 is unconstitutional as it violates the Ohio Reproductive Freedom Amendment.
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"There are too many legislators in this room obsessed with regulating a woman and her vagina." — Rep. @desireetims.bsky.social
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Friendly reminder to Ohio legislators that when you are recognized to speak by the House Speaker, you do not have to also ask for "permission to speak to the bill."
You were recognized.
You have the floor.
Just #@$%ing speak!
You were recognized.
You have the floor.
Just #@$%ing speak!
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Friendly reminder to Ohio legislators that when you are recognized to speak by the House Speaker, you do not have to also ask for "permission to speak to the bill."
You were recognized.
You have the floor.
Just #@$%ing speak!
You were recognized.
You have the floor.
Just #@$%ing speak!
‼️ Bad things are brewing at the Statehouse. From attacks on abortion to undermining democracy and voting, these bills would strip Ohioans of rights we've all fought so hard for.
Find your member of the Ohio House at AbortionForward.org/OHLeg and call them immediately! House session starts at 2PM.
Find your member of the Ohio House at AbortionForward.org/OHLeg and call them immediately! House session starts at 2PM.
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
‼️ Bad things are brewing at the Statehouse. From attacks on abortion to undermining democracy and voting, these bills would strip Ohioans of rights we've all fought so hard for.
Find your member of the Ohio House at AbortionForward.org/OHLeg and call them immediately! House session starts at 2PM.
Find your member of the Ohio House at AbortionForward.org/OHLeg and call them immediately! House session starts at 2PM.
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Lots going on at the Ohio Statehouse today! Follow along for all of the details.
Starting shortly, Ohio House Health Committee is voting on House Bill 324, to restrict abortion medication based on a flawed "study" from an anti-abortion organization. The bill may be voted on in House session this afternoon.
Live video: ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-ho...
Live video: ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-ho...
Ohio House Health Committee LIVE | The Ohio Channel
ohiochannel.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Lots going on at the Ohio Statehouse today! Follow along for all of the details.
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“This is just another example of this legislature endorsing misinformation and propaganda over facts and science," said Abortion Forward Deputy Director @jmiracleoh.bsky.social about House Bill 485
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“This is just another example of this legislature endorsing misinformation and propaganda over facts and science," said Abortion Forward Deputy Director @jmiracleoh.bsky.social about House Bill 485
Starting shortly, Ohio House Health Committee is voting on House Bill 324, to restrict abortion medication based on a flawed "study" from an anti-abortion organization. The bill may be voted on in House session this afternoon.
Live video: ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-ho...
Live video: ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-ho...
Ohio House Health Committee LIVE | The Ohio Channel
ohiochannel.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Starting shortly, Ohio House Health Committee is voting on House Bill 324, to restrict abortion medication based on a flawed "study" from an anti-abortion organization. The bill may be voted on in House session this afternoon.
Live video: ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-ho...
Live video: ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-ho...
“This is just another example of this legislature endorsing misinformation and propaganda over facts and science," said Abortion Forward Deputy Director @jmiracleoh.bsky.social about House Bill 485
Bill requiring anti-abortion video in Ohio high schools heads to House floor
The Ohio House will soon vote on a Republican bill that would require students to see videos on fetal development—which opponents say is anti-abortion propaganda.
www.statenews.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“This is just another example of this legislature endorsing misinformation and propaganda over facts and science," said Abortion Forward Deputy Director @jmiracleoh.bsky.social about House Bill 485
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You can take action today by visiting the link below to send a message to the House Education Committee demanding they vote NO on HB 485: www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/a/stop-hb-485
Stop House Bill 485: Sex Ed Censorship
www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
You can take action today by visiting the link below to send a message to the House Education Committee demanding they vote NO on HB 485: www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/a/stop-hb-485
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HB 485 is censorship disguised as education. Young people will always deserve unbiased, inclusive, and comprehensive sex education free from stigma and shame.
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
HB 485 is censorship disguised as education. Young people will always deserve unbiased, inclusive, and comprehensive sex education free from stigma and shame.
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Take action now and tell the Ohio House that students deserve facts not propaganda in our schools!
House Bill 485 is passed along party lines. The bill could hit the House floor tomorrow.
Contact your member of the Ohio House to demand they oppose this assault on school children: abortionforward.org/propaganda/
Contact your member of the Ohio House to demand they oppose this assault on school children: abortionforward.org/propaganda/
Stop anti-abortion propaganda in schools - Abortion Forward
abortionforward.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Take action now and tell the Ohio House that students deserve facts not propaganda in our schools!
Happening now: the Ohio House Education Committee is amending House Bill 485, which would force teachers to show an anti-abortion propaganda video to students.
Live video: ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-ho...
Live video: ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-ho...
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Happening now: the Ohio House Education Committee is amending House Bill 485, which would force teachers to show an anti-abortion propaganda video to students.
Live video: ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-ho...
Live video: ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-ho...
It's Trans Awareness Week 🫶🏽 But what exactly does that mean for the trans community and their allies, and how do we celebrate it? ➡️
🫂 Need assistance? Find resources tailored for trans, nonbinary, & genderqueer Ohioans at AbortionForward.org/TransResources or at the link in our bio
🫂 Need assistance? Find resources tailored for trans, nonbinary, & genderqueer Ohioans at AbortionForward.org/TransResources or at the link in our bio
November 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It's Trans Awareness Week 🫶🏽 But what exactly does that mean for the trans community and their allies, and how do we celebrate it? ➡️
🫂 Need assistance? Find resources tailored for trans, nonbinary, & genderqueer Ohioans at AbortionForward.org/TransResources or at the link in our bio
🫂 Need assistance? Find resources tailored for trans, nonbinary, & genderqueer Ohioans at AbortionForward.org/TransResources or at the link in our bio
Read @jmiracleoh.bsky.social's full testimony and watch video of the Q&A on our blog: abortionforward.org/blog/against...
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Read @jmiracleoh.bsky.social's full testimony and watch video of the Q&A on our blog: abortionforward.org/blog/against...
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Danielle: "Ohio’s bill is also unique because it allows the Attorney General to sue a district or school for injunctive relief and damages, further usurping control away from districts and subjecting them to costly lawsuits if they don’t comply.”
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Danielle: "Ohio’s bill is also unique because it allows the Attorney General to sue a district or school for injunctive relief and damages, further usurping control away from districts and subjecting them to costly lawsuits if they don’t comply.”
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Danielle: "Given its medical inaccuracies, the Baby Olivia video is inappropriate at any age or grade, but especially for young elementary students that lack an understanding of the concepts the video purports to show and how to gauge their accuracy."
November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Danielle: "Given its medical inaccuracies, the Baby Olivia video is inappropriate at any age or grade, but especially for young elementary students that lack an understanding of the concepts the video purports to show and how to gauge their accuracy."