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COLUMBUS, Ohio 鈥� Abortion providers in Ohio, represented by the 老澳门开奖结果 (老澳门开奖结果), 老澳门开奖结果 of Ohio, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America along with local Ohio lawyers, took emergency legal action today to ensure that they can remain open to provide time-sensitive, essential abortion care to patients.

The legal action seeks immediate relief to allow the clinics to continue providing access to critical, time-sensitive care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Experts including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology that abortion is an essential, time-sensitive procedure that cannot be delayed. The groups note that delaying this care could 鈥減rofoundly impact a person鈥檚 life, health, and well-being.鈥� Delays or additional barriers to care can make it more difficult or even impossible for patients to access safe, legal abortion. For many people of color, who have always faced systemic barriers to health care, adding unnecessary restrictions on abortion access poses dangerous risks.

Statement from Elizabeth Watson, staff attorney, 老澳门开奖结果 Reproductive Freedom Project:
鈥淥hio鈥檚 politically motivated attack on abortion providers is not grounded in science or public health. As leading medical groups have recognized, abortion is essential and time-sensitive health care. We hope the court will recognize the urgency of this matter and grant relief for our clients so that they can continue the vital work of providing care to their communities.鈥�

Statement from Jessie Hill, cooperating attorney for the 老澳门开奖结果 of Ohio:
鈥淲e are in unprecedented times of crisis, and everyone needs to ensure that people鈥檚 health and safety is protected. This includes access to time-sensitive, essential abortion care. The Ohio government should not use this crisis as an excuse to target abortion clinics and attempt to deny Ohioans their abortion rights. We feel confident the law is on our side and we will do everything in our power to keep the clinics open.鈥�

Statement from Chrisse France, executive director, Preterm:
鈥淩estricting access to time-sensitive healthcare during a national crisis is unconscionable. It is clear that abortion is a time-sensitive, essential procedure both by its nature and under the order put in place by the Ohio Department of Health. It is imperative for each pregnant person to get the care they know is best for them on the timeline that is decided by them and the doctor they trust. Preterm is committed to centering the needs of our patients and fighting for their access to care when they need it most.鈥�

Statement from Alexis McGill Johnson, acting president and CEO, Planned Parenthood Federation of America:
鈥淲e cannot let anti-abortion activists dictate public health policy. A global pandemic is not an excuse to attack essential, time-sensitive medical procedures like abortion. These political distractions cost valuable time and resources that our state and federal officials cannot afford to waste. Abortion is essential and patients who need this care cannot wait. This is what it鈥檚 come down to: court battles just so doctors and nurses can care for patients during a public health crisis. Anti-abortion activists have gone too far.鈥�

Statement from Iris Harvey and Kersha Deibel, presidents and CEOs, Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio and Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region:
鈥淎bortion is a time-sensitive medical procedure. We know our patients who need essential health care cannot wait. Planned Parenthood is here with every person who needs us. While a court battle is the last thing we want, we know it is necessary to ensure patients can continue accessing essential health care without delay.

鈥淧lanned Parenthood has worked with the Ohio Department of Health to comply with its order while providing essential abortion services. This lawsuit is not about health care. It鈥檚 the result of anti-abortion special interest groups who are putting politics before an entire community鈥檚 health and safety, which is dangerous, reckless, and unforgivable. We will do everything we can to ensure our doors remain open for the patients who need essential health care.鈥�

Last week, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the Lawyering Project sued Texas Gov. Abbott鈥檚 administration to ensure abortion remains accessible in Texas.

The plaintiff abortion providers are represented by attorneys from the 老澳门开奖结果, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Ohio and the Cincinnati firm Gerhardstein & Branch Co. LLP. A copy of the emergency motion filed today can be found here.