With Roe v. Wade overturned nationally and the so-called "heartbeat bill" now law in Ohio, does abortion have a future in here or will it soon be a thing of the past? 

Amelia Robinson posed that question and asked your during a during “The Dispatch presents Columbus Conversations: What is the future of abortion in Ohio?"

The panelists were:
Cindi Boston, vice president of Heartbeat International
Allie Frazier, executive director of Right to Life of Northeast Ohio
Kellie Copeland, executive director of Pro-Choice Ohio
Desiree Tims, president and CEO of Innovation Ohio 
Rep. Allison Russo, Ohio House minority leader (D-Upper Arlington)
Dr. Alison Norris, co-principal investigator of Ohio Policy Evaluation Network (OPEN) and an associate professor in the Ohio State University College of Public Health
Jessie Balmert of the USA TODAY Ohio Bureau 

<a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2022/06/24/ohios-six-week-abortion-ban-coming-full-ban-likely-late-2022/7686452001/">With Roe v. Wade overturned nationally</a> and the so-called<a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2022/06/24/supreme-court-decision-ohios-six-week-abortion-ban-becomes-law/7728925001/"> "heartbeat bill" </a>now law in Ohio, does abortion have a future in here or will it soon be a thing of the past? 
Amelia Robinson posed that question and asked your during a during “The Dispatch presents Columbus Conversations: What is the future of abortion in Ohio?"
The panelists were:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Cindi Boston, vice president of Heartbeat International</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2022/07/05/abortion-pills-online-ohioans-weigh-options-following-six-week-ban/7754537001/">Allie Frazier</a>, executive director of Right to Life of Northeast Ohio</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2022/06/25/ohio-abortion-clinics-cancel-appointments-heartbeat-bill/7734347001/">Kellie Copeland</a>, executive director of Pro-Choice Ohio</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2021/12/27/opinion-voting-rights-bill-needed-stop-republican-gerrymandering/8921737002/">Desiree Tims</a>, president and CEO of Innovation Ohio </li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2022/06/06/opinion-russo-power-american-people-greater-than-republican-partys/7520069001/">Rep. Allison Russo</a>, Ohio House minority leader (D-Upper Arlington)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Dr. Alison Norris, co-principal investigator of Ohio Policy Evaluation Network (OPEN) and an associate professor in the Ohio State University College of Public Health</li>
<li aria-level="1">Jessie Balmert of the USA TODAY Ohio Bureau </li>
</ul>

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