Last week, registration opened for our annual Pro-life Legislative Day! Click here to register now! Already, pro-life Ohioans are signing up to advocate for pro-life laws with us at the Ohio Statehouse. Why? Because in 2015, there were 20,976 abortions in the state of Ohio alone. Together, pro-life Ohioans are taking action to bring down …
Continue reading "Support pro-life laws! Join Ohio Right to Life April 5!"By Dave Andrusko On Thursday, Ohio Right to Life, NRLC’s state affiliate, released its wide-ranging Legislative Agenda for 2017-2018. Among the six initiative listed is the Dismemberment Abortion Ban, known in other states as the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion ban. This law is on the books in seven states–Kansas, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Mississippi, …
Continue reading "Ohio Right to Life will pursue Dismemberment Abortion Ban"State Report Reveals Largest Abortion Decrease in Years (COLUMBUS, OH)–Reported abortions have never been fewer in the state of Ohio, according to the latest report released by the Ohio Department of Health. The 2011 Abortion Report reveals not only a new all time low in the number of abortions, but also one of the largest …
Continue reading "Ohio Abortions Drop to Historic Low"Ohio Right to Life’s initiatives ensure proper funds for most visited health care facilities The Ohio House of Representatives Health and Aging Committee has voted 11 to 9 in support of House Bill 298, a bill that will prioritize tax dollars to those health centers where a vast majority of poor and uninsured women visit. …
Continue reading "Ohio House Health Committee Approves Funding for Women’s Health Care"State Report Reveals Largest Abortion Decrease in Years (COLUMBUS, OH)–Reported abortions have never been fewer in the state of Ohio, according to the latest report released by the Ohio Department of Health. The 2011 Abortion Report reveals not only a new all time low in the number of abortions, but also one of the largest …
Continue reading "Ohio Abortions Drop to Historic Low"Ohio Right to Life and Pro-Life Movement Deeply Disappointed, but Not Disheartened (COLUMBUS, OH) – In a surprising turn of events, the Ohio House of Representatives removed a pro-life amendment from Governor Kasich’s Mid-Biennium Review (MBR) legislation, which would have defunded Planned Parenthood in Ohio. The House Finance Committee stripped the pro-life amendment, therefore terminating …
Continue reading "Move to Defund Planned Parenthood Halted"By Dave Andrusko Statistics released by the Ohio Department of Health offer the welcomed news that abortions in 2010 declined for the tenth year in a row, representing a drop of nearly 40% from the peak total reached in 1982 and 26% since 2000. “During the past decade, more and more women and families chose …
Continue reading "After another decline in 2010, Abortions in Ohio Reach Historic Low"By J. C. Willke, MD, Jane Grimm, and Bradley Mattes There are some people who develop a very high profile while working within the pro-life movement. Their words and actions are frequently quoted in media outlets and throughout the blogging hemisphere. Then there are others who in their lifetimes carve out a much lower profile. …
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