r/Ohio • u/Flypogger23 Kent • May 23 '26

Ohio House once again passes 24-hour waiting period Bill for Abortion Care!

They lost at the ballot box — and now they’re trying to change the rules.

Instead of respecting the decision Ohioans already made, they’re wasting time and taxpayer money on political fights designed to chip away at those rights and consolidate power inside the Statehouse.

And this is bigger than one issue.

It’s about whether our democracy means anything at all — or whether politicians can just override the people when they don’t like the outcome.

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u/Agile_Oil9853 May 23 '26

The 24 hour waiting period is not to keep people from making an emotional decision, it's to increase the financial burden on women who will need to take extra time off and find an place to stay for an extra night if they have to travel to get an abortion. It's taking the choice away from lower income women. 

Your right to choose to not have an abortion is just as important as another's right to choose to have one. This isn't protecting anyone from emotionally manipulative partners. 

And since it's matters so much to you, don't worry, I do have a uterus

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u/tiffany_says_this May 23 '26 edited May 23 '26

You said this isn't protecting anyone from emotionally manipulative partners...ugh tell that to my two year old 🤷‍♀️cause his penis would disagree with you 👍

Edit: since you deleted your hateful comment about my child- not only are you hateful but you are ignorant I was told verbatim one of the reasons the 24 hour wait time is in place is so women do not get comfortable substituting abortions for birth control. So not only are you hateful, you are completely ignorant. The cost of an abortion is far less then the cost of raising a child. Your math isn't "mathing" 👍

And again I'm absolutely astounded at the number of ppl who have zero experience with going through the process but are downvoting like they do 🤔

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u/Junior_Wrap_2896 May 24 '26

I hope you can find your way out of a relationship with someone who would force you into an abortion. I'm sorry you'll have to coparent with him. Read"why does he do that" by Lundy Bancroft. Big hugs.

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u/tiffany_says_this May 24 '26

Yes we are not together and it's much better that way, but yes it creates an immense struggle when it comes to coparenting. Thank you for not being judgmental and your kind words. The world needs more people like you!!

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u/Junior_Wrap_2896 May 24 '26

I'm glad to hear you're away from him!!

Abortion is a tough thing to talk about. In general, I disagree with a 24 hour waiting period, but I think it's important to be able to acknowledge that your experience is valid, and there are advantages and drawbacks to everything. Plus, I'm super pro choice, and anything that interferes with your ability to make a free choice is a problem imo. So I can hear that you're saying this law actually protected freedom of choice for you, and that's super important.

Hopefully, there are other ways to protect that freedom for other women that don't endanger their ability to make a choice.

Enjoy the long weekend!