Ohioans are facing two critical elections in 2023 that will determine the fate of more than 21,800 babies’ lives every year for the foreseeable future in Ohio.
A total of 21,813 babies were aborted in Ohio in 2021. The 2022 abortion statistics are not yet available.
Ohioans will have the opportunity to vote in the Aug. 8 special election on Issue 1. Issue 1 will increase the threshold required for any proposed ballot amendment to the Ohio Constitution from a simple majority vote of 50% plus one to a 60% majority vote. Voting yes on Issue 1 will make it more difficult, and rightly so, to pass any future radical ballot amendments that would change our precious, historically-based Ohio Constitution. This would include the upcoming November ballot initiative, seeking an abortion rights constitutional amendment that expands abortion availability and enshrines painful, late-term abortions while removing parental rights.
Abortion does not belong in our Ohio Constitution. By voting yes on Issue 1 on Aug. 8, or before that date, you will be protecting women, protecting parents’ rights, and helping to save the lives of babies in Ohio.
Ruth Rutschilling
Maria Stein
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