Share your thoughts and experiences at our next Talking Circle on Women and Health at Reynolds Corners Library on (W ) October 21 at 6:30 pm. \; We will discuss the impacts of cuts to Med icaid/Medicare\, health insurance subsidies\, and Ohio's reproductive care landscape\, as well as our experiences with healthcare in northwest Ohio. \; Please register by clicking on the Register button if you would li ke to receive a reminder email about the event on the Monday\, October 19. \;
\nThe Urban Institute released data from the 2024-2025 Repro ductive Health Experiences and Access Survey\, a study looking to determin e the impact of the overturning of nationwide abortion legalization on rep roductive healthcare. Between 2024 and 2025\, 30% of Ohio residents partic ipating in the study reported needing but not getting one or more types of care. \; Reproductive healthcare noted in the study were services lik e pelvic exams\, cervical cancer screenings\, care for irregular or painfu l periods\, birth control\, fertility assistance\, gender-affirming care\, and menopause care. \; "Barriers to reproductive healthcare were not spread evenly across the population\," one research wrote. "Young people\, people with disabilities\, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+ were more l ikely to report challenges to access."
\nReproductive health isn't t he only issue affecting the lives of women in Ohio- rural access to medica l assistance is declining in general due to the high costs of insurance an d funding for residency education for doctors is being cut\, exacerbating current declines in the number of new doctors. New Medicaid work requireme nts that are part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act claim to break the cyc le of dependency on state and federal aid. \; But in Ohio they will ta ke health coverage away from huge numbers of who are already employed\, in school\, or are caregivers\, according to analysis that was published thi s spring. It could take coverage away from a full half -356\,000- of those who get coverage under a 2014 expansion of Medicaid eligibility as part o f the Affordable Care Act. These losses are in addition to at least 113\,0 00 Ohioans who have already lost health coverage this year after Congress allowed tax credits in the Affordable Care Act marketplace to expire. \; That number is sure to grow\, and nearly half of those losing coverage work for or won small businesses. Nationally\, between 5 and 10 million lo w-income Americans covered by their states' Medicaid expansions will lose their insurance.
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\nThe \;Steinem Sisters Collect ion \;champions women&rsquo\;s historical\, cultural\, and political c ontributions and strives to provide a welcoming space for women from all w alks of life to share their truths. It is composed of feminist materials\, intersectional works that uphold human and women&rsquo\;s rights and inte rests in defining and promoting political\, economic\, personal\, and soci al equality of the sexes\, races\, classes\, sexual orientations\, and gen ders. The Steinem Sisters Collection has grown to over 900 titles in the t en years since its inception. Regular programming\, including book discuss ion groups and talking circles\, aims to highlight the collection and buil d community. This collection was possible due to a generous donation by Th e Steinem&rsquo\;s Sisters Collective.
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\n*Ohio Capit al Journal articles from March 31\, 2026\; July 1\, 2026\; July 17\, 2026.
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