The non-profit said the employees in the relatively new role face challenges because of rapidly changing abortion laws in Ohio.
now employs in Ohio to help people access abortions in and out of the state. The non-profit said their employees in its relatively new role have faced challenges because of rapidly changing abortion laws in Ohio.
Last month, doctors were from providing abortions at about six weeks鈥搘hen fetal cardiac activity can be detected.
Now, abortions are legal up to twenty one weeks into a pregnancy because of a made by a judge earlier this month. The legality of abortion could change again before the end of the year depending on legislative action and court decisions.
That uncertainty can make life difficult for Zara Ahmed, a patient navigator at Planned Parenthood in Southwest Ohio.
"There is that underlying level of anxiety where day to day we're not sure what's going to happen,鈥� Ahmed said. 鈥淲e're not sure if we're going to get news that abortion services are going to stop."
Ahmed said Ohio鈥檚 laws have also been confusing for the patients she works with.
"It can be challenging for them to understand why someone from California is able to go and get an abortion tomorrow versus having to wait here in Ohio at least 24 hours, and then having all of these hoops to jump through,鈥� she said.
Last week, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost the court ruling that has put Ohio鈥檚 abortion ban at six week鈥檚 on hold.
Chris Welter is a reporter and corps member with , a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms.
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