Following the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, there has been a swirl of information and misinformation about abortion and the impact on women’s health of restrictions on abortion access. This nonpartisan, fact-based event features maternal-fetal medicine and reproductive health physicians and a noted legal expert to develop a better understanding of these issues.

• What are the facts from a medical and legal perspective about abortion and reproductive care and the downstream effects of these restrictions?
• What issues, situations and jeopardies are doctors, caregivers, and patients actually facing?
• What does the legal landscape in Ohio look like given the current bans, the pending legislation to further restrict abortion access, and the impact of federal actions?

Panelists: David Hackney, M.D. Maternal Fetal Medicine
Rebecca Flyckt, M.D. Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Jessie Hill, J.D. Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University

Moderator: Karen Kasler Statehouse Bureau Chief, Ohio Public Radio and Television

The event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters Greater Cleveland, Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights-University Heights. Co-sponsors include League of Women Voters of Ohio, Ashtabula, Bowling Green, Metro Columbus, Greater Dayton, Kent, Oberlin, Oxford, and Youngstown, and Real Talk, a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program among four Leagues of Women Voters in Northeast Ohio.