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TexasTowelie

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Mon Sep 23, 2019, 03:05 AM Sep 2019

Big Changes At Toledo's Only Abortion Clinic

Toledo’s only abortion clinic is no longer doing surgical abortions. New owners recently took over the facility. And that means it will need a new ambulatory care license to do surgical procedures.

Ohio Right to Life Vice President Stephanie Ranade Krider says this change is good news.

“That’s a huge win. With about 1300 abortions in Lucas County in 2017, that will be a huge decrease," Ranade Krider says.

In its most recent abortion report, the Ohio Department of Health reports 503 of the 1320 total abortions in Lucas County or about 38% of all abortions there were medication abortions.

Read more: http://www.statenews.org/post/big-changes-toledos-only-abortion-clinic

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