Ohio Democrats Mark Anniversary of the Fall of Roe
June 23, 2023
Highlight Need to Reject State Issue 1 in August, Pass Abortion Amendment in November, and Reject Out-Of-Touch Politicians in 2024
Columbus, OH — Today, the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) hosted a virtual press conference to mark the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Chair Walters was joined by Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo to discuss the GOP’s attacks on abortion rights and the fights ahead to protect reproductive rights in August, November and next year.
“We won’t go back to a state or a country where we don’t have the right to safe, quality reproductive care. We’re in for the fight of our lives, and Ohio Democrats aren’t backing down. We’re organizing in communities across the state and standing in solidarity with the millions of Ohioans who are ready to tell these radical Republicans: we won’t go back,” said Chair Walters.
“There’s no doubt about it: Ohio is ground zero for the fight for abortion rights in this country. Nowhere is that more clear than the race for U.S. Senate in Ohio. Next year, we have to reject whatever out-of-touch candidate makes it through this messy primary. There’s no doubt in my mind that, if elected, Bernie Moreno, Matt Dolan, and Frank LaRose would support a total abortion ban without exception in Ohio,” said Leader Russo.
- One year after the fall of Roe, Ohio Republicans have continued their assault on reproductive rights in Ohio, sneaking through a $15 million, taxpayer-funded election in August with the goal of preventing an abortion rights ballot initiative from passing in November. Frank LaRose even said the quiet part out loud, admitting that the August election is ‘100 percent’ about abortion.
- On the federal level, every Republican running for U.S. Senate in 2024 holds out-of-step positions on abortion, including supporting abortion bans that make no exceptions for rape or incest.
Ohio Democrats are fighting like hell to mobilize voters to vote NO on Issue 1 in August and vote to support abortion rights in November, and have collected more than 100,000 signatures to put the abortion rights issue on the ballot this November.
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