COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The number of abortions performed in Ohio did not increase in the wake of the implementation of a reproductive rights amendment, state data shows.

Ohio law requires physicians to report certain medical and demographic information about abortion patients to the state Department of Health, which then compiles this data into annual reports. Physicians do not report patients’ names.

The department released its latest report covering 2024 on Wednesday, which revealed Ohio physicians completed a total of 21,829 abortions last year -- a drop of less than 1% compared with 2023.

Ohio voters approved an amendment in November 2023 that enshrined the right to abortion before fetal viability – and after if the mother faces a health risk – in the state’s constitution. Fetal vi

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