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Intact dilation and extraction (D&X, IDX, or intact D&E) is a surgical procedure that terminates and removes an intact fetus from the uterus.The procedure is used both after miscarriages and for abortions in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.
In 2017, Ohio had an infant mortality rate of 7.2 deaths per 1,000 live births. [14] In the 2022 Ohio child-rape and Indiana abortion case a ten-year-old girl from Columbus, Ohio traveled to Indiana to get an abortion because the 6-week abortion ban passed did not provide an exception for those who became pregnant because of rape. This includes ...
Dilation and evacuation can be offered for the management of second trimester miscarriage if skilled providers are available. [6] Some women choose D&E over labor induction for a second trimester loss because it can be a scheduled surgical procedure, offering predictability over labor induction, or because they find it emotionally easier than undergoing labor and delivery.
Aug. 19—This November, a simple majority of Ohio voters will decide to pass or reject an amendment that would, among other things, enshrine the right to an abortion up to fetal viability into ...
Ohio voters have added the right to abortion care to the state's constitution, NBC News projects — another big political victory for abortion-rights advocates.
Ohio was the only state to consider a statewide abortion rights question in 2023, joining a growing number of states where voters are choosing to protect abortion access since the U.S. Supreme ...
Abortion is legal in Ohio up to fetal viability. After viability, abortion is only legal if, in the professional judgement of an attending physician, the abortion is necessary to protect the pregnant woman's life or health. [167] Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18. [168]
Ohio abortion providers sued the state to halt the law, which led patients to seek abortions elsewhere and threatened the futures of several clinics. In one prominent case, a young girl who had ...