{"id":35342,"date":"2025-11-20T23:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/?p=35342"},"modified":"2025-11-21T14:25:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T14:25:32","slug":"ohio-house-passes-two-major-pro-life-bills-the-baby-olivia-act-and-the-patient-protection-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/ohio-house-passes-two-major-pro-life-bills-the-baby-olivia-act-and-the-patient-protection-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio House Passes Two Major Pro-Life Bills: The Baby Olivia Act and the Patient Protection Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thank you House members!<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, in a marathon session, the Ohio House of Representatives advanced two significant pieces of pro-life legislation: House Bill 485 (HB485), the Baby Olivia Act,<\/a> and House Bill 324 (HB324), the Patient Protection Act.<\/a> <\/a>Together, these bills strengthen education on human development and provide vital safeguards for mothers considering high-risk abortion drugs such as mifepristone.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Patient Protection Act (HB324)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sponsored by Rep. Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) and Rep. Meredith Craig (R-Smithville), the Patient Protection Act was advanced by The Ohio House late yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The bill requires an in-person evaluation before any drug with at least a 5% chance of causing severe adverse effects\u2014such as death, sepsis, organ failure, or hospitalization due to infection or hemorrhage\u2014can be dispensed. The bill also mandates a follow-up appointment to ensure patients are responding safely and that early warning signs of complications are caught promptly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, HB 324 directs<\/a> the Director of Health, in consultation with relevant state boards, to maintain a public, regularly updated list of medications that meet this high-risk threshold, promoting transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cincinnati Right to Life expressed strong support for the measure, citing the growing dangers associated with unregulated mail-order drugs. \u201cThere is an urgent need for these protections. With many Ohio women seeking abortion drugs online without ever seeing a doctor, mothers and their babies face heightened danger and significant risks. We thank the Ohio House for moving this vital legislation forward quickly.\u201d shared Laura Strietmann, Executive Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Mathews, who marches for life annually on Auburn Ave., shared, \u201cThe Hippocratic Oath is to \u2018Do No Harm,\u2019 and with the proliferation of mail order medication, some drugs are severely injuring over one in twenty patients. This legislation provides a proper standard of care and protects everyday Ohioans from unscrupulous actors taking advantage of Ohioans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent study reveals that mifepristone results in serious complications<\/a>\u2014including hemorrhaging, sepsis, and hospitalization\u2014for nearly 1 in 9 mothers, a rate 22 times higher than what the FDA\u2019s label suggests. HB324 ensures mothers receive the oversight and information necessary to safeguard their health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baby Olivia Act (HB485)<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Sponsored by Rep. Melanie Miller (R-Ashland), the Baby Olivia Act <\/a>ensures that students across Ohio receive accurate, science-based education on human growth and development from grades 5\u201312. Schools will now be required to show:<\/p>\n\n\n\n