Ohio's 20-week abortion ban worries doctors facing medical emergencies

Ohio's 20-week abortion ban could put doctors in an "untenable position" of facing a criminal charge if they act on a pregnancy emergency or a malpractice lawsuit if they wait too long, a Columbus gynecologist says, and it could have implications for training of new physicians. But state Sen. Peggy Lehner, a Kettering Republican who was one of the two lead sponsors of the Senate Bill 127, does not believe prosecutors would use the law to question how close to death a woman must get before a doctor…
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