Ohio 24 Hour Consent Ohio Minor Consent Ohio Viability Law Ohio Downs Syndrome Law
Ohio Minor Law
If you are under the age of 18, a parent, legal guardian or custodian must accompany you during the Pre-Abortion Visit. Ohio law requires that they provide their Informed Consent.
Exceptions for Minors
The law provides three exceptions for minors:
- You file an affidavit with juvenile court and request a sibling over 21, a stepparent or a grandparent be substituted for a parent
- You apply to Juvenile Court and receive a judicial bypass which waives the requirement of parental consent
- You are an emancipated minor, (a)employed and living on your own or have otherwise become independent from the care and control of your parents or (b) you are married
Ohio Viability Law
Ohio has a ban against abortions after a fetus has become viable. This law requires us to perform viability testing before undertaking an abortion on a fetus that is 20 or more weeks in gestation. We will perform this testing during a women’s preoperative visit. This testing is included in the usual Pre-Abortion Visit fee. We cannot commit to perform an abortion past 19 weeks gestation until this testing is performed and the physician determines that the fetus is not viable. There are no exceptions.
Ohio Down’s Syndrome Law
It is LEGAL for you to get an abortion in Ohio for ANY REASON. You do not have to tell us your reason. We do not need to know your reason.
Under Ohio law, however, Women’s Med and our physicians are not allowed to perform an abortion if WE KNOW that any part of your reason is based on the fact that the fetus has Down’s syndrome or the possibility that the fetus may have Down’s syndrome. If we learn that any part of your reason has to do with Down’s syndrome, then we cannot provide your abortion. (This applies only to Down’s syndrome and not any other condition.) You may, however, seek an abortion elsewhere in Ohio though they will have the same limitation as Women’s Med.
Ohio 24 Hour Law–is currently blocked by the courts.
Same day abortions are now available in Ohio.Ohio’s 24 Hour Informed Consent Law requires that women receive certain information at least 24 hours before an abortion in a face to face meeting with a physician. We will provide this information during your Pre-Abortion Visit.
We must also provide the following information at least 24 hours before each abortion
The name of the physician scheduled to perform the abortionState of Ohio Brochure on fetal developmentState of Ohio Services Directory
In addition, we must provide an opportunity for you to ask our physician questions about the abortion.
Our physician must explain the following:
The probable gestational age (length of pregnancy in weeks)The nature and purpose of the abortionThe medical risks of the abortion procedureThe risks of the abortion compared to the risks of continuing the pregnancy and delivering a baby
At the end of the visit, we will ask you to sign an Informed Consent stating you have been provided all the information above, that you consent to the abortion voluntarily and that you are not under the influence of any drugs or alcohol.
Exceptions
The law provides only one exception to the 24 Hour Informed Consent, an emergency posing an immediate danger to a woman’s health.
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Women’s Med provides abortions in Dayton, Ohio through 22 weeks in pregnancy.
Indiana Patients: Abortion is currently banned in Indiana except in hospitals.