Rogers v. Planned Parenthood Cincinnati Region

893 N.E.2d 512, 119 Ohio St. 3d 1440

Opinion

Certified Questions of State Law, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Nos. 06-4422 and 06-1423. On review of preliminary memoranda pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. XVIII(6). The court will answer the following questions:

1) Does R.C. 2919.123 mandate that physicians in Ohio who perform abortions using mifepristone do so in compliance with the forty-nine-day gestational limit described in the FDA approval letter?

2) Does R.C. 2919.123 mandate that physicians in Ohio who perform abortions using mifepristone do so in compliance with the treatment protocols and dosage indications described in the drug’s final printed labeling?

Lundberg Stratton, J., dissents.

Motions for admission pro hac vice of Roger K. Evans and Helene K. Krasnoff by Jennifer L. Branch granted.