2011 Ohio law made abortions riskier, more costly

By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – After Ohio enacted a law forcing abortion providers to prescribe an outdated drug regimen, women who received medication abortions there were more likely to experience complications and higher prices, a study shows. “That’s what happens when laws aren’t based on scientific evidence,” said lead researcher Ushma Upadhyay, of the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health at the University of California, San Francisco. Medication abortions use drugs to end early pregnancies.

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2011 Ohio law made abortions riskier, more costly