REMINDER: Ahead of Dobbs Anniversary, Here’s Where Ohio Republicans Stand On Reproductive Rights.
June 21, 2024
Columbus, Ohio- Ahead of the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs vs Jackson Women’s Health Organization, here’s a look at what Republicans have been saying about abortion after Ohio voted overwhelmingly to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.
- Bernie Moreno bragged that he is “100% pro-life with no exceptions, supports a national abortion ban and voted to ban abortion without exceptions for rape or incest by voting against issue one. He also cheered the Dobbs decision, calling it a “monumental victory.”
- During his time in the statehouse, Derek Merrin was instrumental in the passage of Ohio’s six week abortion ban, and even went as far as to co-sponsor legislation that would criminalize women for having an abortion. Meanwhile, he’s running in a district that overwhelmingly voted to restore reproductive rights in Ohio’s constitution.
- Orlando Sonza has repeatedly supported a national abortion ban and said that the United States should be a “place where there’s no abortion.” However, following the passage of issue one, he has repeatedly lied to voters about his views that he knows are too extreme for OH-1. When his constituents overwhelmingly voted to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s constitution, he called it a “sad day.”
- Kevin Coughlin has long held extreme views on abortion, even bragging that he “co-sponsored or voted for every allowable Roe v Wade state restriction.” He also voted to restrict access to medication abortion such as Mifepristone which is still isn’t available in Ohio stores due to his extremist policies.
- Despite having previously scolded other judges for having opinions on cases that they could rule on, Republican Supreme Court candidate Megan Shanahan boasted about receiving an endorsement from Cincinnati Right to Life. Clearly, the rules don’t apply to her.
- And we can’t forget about last August, where Frank LaRose and his fellow Republicans called a special election in an attempt to undermine Ohio’s democracy that was “100% about abortion” rather than allowing voters to choose to make their own reproductive healthcare decisions, only to be overwhelmingly defeated at the polls.
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