(Faithit) Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost, sent letters Friday to three of the state’s abortion providers ordering them to stop providing surgical abortions effective immediately.
In a press conference on Saturday, Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton said the order was not a political decision but an effort to preserve PPE (personal protective equipment) for health care providers who are battling the Covid-19 pandemic.
As the rapidly growing coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, many officials believe that the outbreak will likely cripple abortion services in many regions across the U.S. — particularly in states where abortion is already hard to secure.