FACT CHECK: #OHSEN Field Already Opposed Protections For IVF
March 6, 2024
Ohio Capital Journal: “All Ohio Republican U.S. Senate Candidates Opposed November Amendment Passed By 57% Of Ohio Voters That Guaranteed Rights To Fertility Treatment”
Columbus, OH – Bernie Moreno, Frank LaRose, and Matt Dolan already voted against protections for IVF by opposing November’s Issue 1, which “clearly” included protections for “access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments.”
Here are the facts:
- Bernie Moreno opposed Issue 1 and donated $100,000 to Protect Women Ohio – the group leading the campaign to defeat November’s Issue 1 last year. Last week, Moreno called fertility protections a “non-issue” while opposing federal protections for IVF, claiming they are “unnecessary.”
- Frank LaRose made himself the face of Issue 1 in August – saying it was “100%” about defeating the November amendment. LaRose later colluded with out-of-state special interests to try to ban abortion by rewriting the Issue 1 November ballot language to be intentionally misleading.
- Matt Dolan said defeating the Issue 1 amendment was a “priority.”
- WVXU: “…all three opposed Issue 1 last fall — the reproductive rights amendment that was passed overwhelmingly by Ohio voters. That amendment says clearly that any Ohioan is allowed to ‘make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions, including, but not limited to’ decisions about abortion, contraception, miscarriage care, and fertility treatment.”
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