Rolling Stone points out, millions of Ohioans live in rural areas where medical care options are limited, especially LGBTQ-inclusive care. “And for queer elders living in long-term care facilities, options are even slimmer,” the publication notes.DeWine has defended the amendment, saying other practitioners would provide the services another refused to perform. “Let’s say the doctor is against abortions, [then] the doctor is not doing abortions,” he said at a press conference, according to Cincinnati TV station WXIX. “If there’s other things that maybe a doctor has a problem with, it’s worked out.