The Ohio attorney general has ordered two abortion clinics to stop performing elective abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying masks and other personal protective equipment must be preserved to fight the coronavirus.
The letter from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office was sent to Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio and Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region and says the Ohio Department of Health “has received a complaint that your facility has been performing or continues to offer to perform surgical abortions,” which “necessarily involve the use of PPE.”
Hospitals throughout the country are needing extra masks, gowns and other personal protective equipment to protect nurses and doctors from the virus.
Cleveland.com posted a copy of the letter, which was signed by Deputy Attorney General Jonathan Fulkerson. Fulkerson’s letter referenced an order to medical centers from the Ohio Department of Health director that all elective procedures must be postponed.
“On behalf of the Department, you and your facility are ordered to immediately stop performing non-essential and elective surgical abortions,” the letter, dated March 20, says. “Non-essential surgical abortions are those that can be delayed without undue risk to the current or future health of a patient. … If you or your facility do not immediately stop performing non-essential or…
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