What is At Stake
What is at stake?
After the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision of 2022, which overturned Roe v. Wade, Ohio’s pro-abortion forces want to change our laws to make abortion a constitutional right in Ohio. They propose a ballot amendment to be voted on in the November 2023 general election. If it passes with a simple majority vote, abortion will become part of our bill of rights and it would make Ohio home to painful late-term abortions until birth and remove all current pro-life laws enacted. This will overturn years of effort in enacting prolife laws by our duly elected legislators.
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Ohio will be "ground zero" for pro-life in 2023. Read what National Review had to say about this deceptive and dangerous potential amendment HERE.
What this means
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This initiative would allow abortion at any age, including children, without requiring Parental Consent.
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This initiative would eliminate parental consent and even notification requirements.
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This initiative would allow men to pressure women into getting an unwanted abortion.
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This initiative would endanger women by eliminating the requirement for abortionists to follow basic hospital health and safety standards.
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This initiative would allow painful, late-term abortions, including right up to the moment of birth to the State of Ohio, providing no protection for the unborn at all.
What is On The Ballot
The language of the proposed Amendment is particular troubling and vague, so as to promote abortions for anyone, at any time, for any reason.
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The Amendment does not mention women, or adults, but allows any "individual" of any age to make the decision, even if coerced by a reluctant father.
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Despite the deceptive use of the words "post-viability," the Amendment would allow abortions up to the moment of birth based on the abortionist's word that any aspect of the mother's health may be in jeopardy, including such "health" concerns as possible headaches, hormone imbalance, or anxiety.
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The Amendment is intentionally deceptive by burying the word abortion at the end of a long list of more reasonable reproductive decisions, obfuscating the murder of babies in the womb.
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The Amendment would prohibit the State from any involvement in any aspect of the abortion process, effectively eliminating medical care or treatment standards throughout the pregnancy, or during the abortion procedure.
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The Amendment would void virtually all the laws already passed that protect the disabled, or provide notification of risks or complications, regardless of the mother's physical health or condition.
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The official ballot language can be found HERE.​
Read excellent National Review article on the ballot initiative HERE.
The language in this proposed Amendment is deceptive and dangerous. It does not protect women's health or safety.