2025 Ohio Dept. of Health abortion report

Press Release | March 2, 2026

The annual Induced Abortions in Ohio report from the Ohio Department of Health was released on March 1, 2026.

Abortion Forward Deputy Director Jaime Miracle said: “Today’s report shows that more patients are getting access to the care they need through in-clinic appointments and telehealth visits with providers. This is exactly why voters approved the Ohio Reproductive Freedom Amendment. However, that victory is at risk from the extremists in the Ohio Legislature and state Supreme Court. Voters must elected pro-choice candidates to ensure the rights they enshrined in 2023 will continue to be enforced.” 

On the overall number of abortions in Ohio in 2025: “Ohio is a medical destination state. Just as our major medical institutions are national leaders in cancer treatment and heart health, our small-but-mighty abortion clinics are proudly serving patients from across the country. Patients should be able to access the care they need in their own communities. They should not have to travel to neighboring states. However, care has been banned in 13 states, including Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia. Today’s report shows a significant increase in abortions for out-of-state patients, and we’re grateful they were able to access the care they needed here in Ohio. We are also deeply concerned about patients who were not able to make the journey and have been forced to continue pregnancies against their will.” 

On the new reporting deadlines, Miracle said: “New reporting requirements created by anti-abortion politicians only exist to generate stigma around a safe medical option selected by tens of thousands of Ohioans each year. The only actual outcome of these onerous reporting requirements is that every abortion provider has to dedicate additional staff hours to fill out unnecessary paperwork, with a threat of government prosecution if they fail. These reports do not help patients.”