OHIO NEWS
This page last updated 3/01/2​5
NEWS FROM THE
OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
3-01-25
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Our Tiffin Right to Life Legislative Committee provided information on 3-1-25 concerning proposed legislation being introduced in Ohio.
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Click here for additional details about
proposed HB 128 and proposed HB 136
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News Release from Ohio Right to Life
Gov. Mike DeWine Announces
Pro-Life Budget for Ohio​
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed HB 7 and HB 8 into law according to this January 8, 2025 article -- The article states, in part,
House Bill 7, sponsored by State Representatives Andrea White (R-Kettering) and Latyna Humphrey (D-Columbus), regards services for infants, children, and parents.
House Bill 8, sponsored by State Representatives D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) and Sara Carruthers (R-Hamilton), enacts the Parents' Bill of Rights to require public schools to adopt a policy on parental notification on student health and well-being and instructional materials with sexuality content and regarding school district policies for released time courses in religious instruction.
Read more details about these bills by accessing the respective documents by clicking on the red or blue buttons below
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INDUCED ABORTIONS IN OHIO 2023 REPORT
(the most recent year for which statistics are available) Published September 2024 by the
Ohio Health Department Bureau of Vital Statistics
CLICK HERE to see the Full Report & View Charts
​These are excerpts from the report summary: “Induced abortion statistics have been prepared in Ohio since 1976. Several trend comparisons in the 2023 Annual Abortion Report date back to 2004. A total of 22,000 induced pregnancy terminations were reported in Ohio for 2023, including 19,229 obtained by Ohio resident women (87%). This represents a 19% increase in induced pregnancy terminations from 2022 to 2023.
Approximately 8.8% of women who obtained abortions in 2023 were under 20 years of age, with another 28.9% between the ages of 20-24 years of age (Table 1). Approximately 81.7% of women who obtained abortions in Ohio were never married, divorced, or widowed (Table 1).”
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Statistics below, more pertinent to Tiffin & Seneca County and surrounding counties, were copied from the report “TABLE 3. Resident Induced Abortions Reported in Ohio, by County of Residence, 2014-2023 (Table Restricted to Abortions Obtained by Ohio Residents)”
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COUNTY ABORTIONS in 2023 ABORTIONS in 2022
Seneca 25 49
Crawford 24 32
Wyandot 10 12
Hancock 29 45
Wood 69 87
Sandusky 53 31
Huron 41 40
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“The Number of Abortions by Ohio Zip Code” is also available on Table 12 in the above website.
Many other statistical breakdowns are also available (e.g. abortions by age group, by race, etc.)
An Unplanned pregnancy
does not need to mean an unwanted baby.
If you discovered you are pregnant and didn't intend to be, don't panic. Help is available from local crisis pregnancy centers. Check the "Additional Resources" page of our website for a link to find help. Pro-life advocates speak with mothers carrying an unplanned child and can help them find resources to assist them in caring for their child, assist with parenting classes, help locate other resources available to help raise their child -- or to help them contact an agency who can assist them in making an adoption plan for their baby.
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WE MUST DO MORE TO EDUCATE PEOPLE
ABOUT THE SANCTITY AND DIGNITY OF PREBORN LIVES
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Tiffin Right to Life sponsored a float -- Pregnancy is Precious --
in Tiffin's Annual Heritage Festival Parade on Sept. 21, 2024.
A few images from the event on that day are shown below.​
An update on 3-28-24 from State Congressman Gary Click, Ohio's 88th District, on HB 68. Background: HB 68 was passed by both the Ohio House & Senate in 2023, then vetoed in Dec. 2023 by Gov. Mike DeWine. The Governor's veto was overridden by both the Ohio House & Senate in January 2024. This legislation protects minor children in Ohio from receiving sex altering drugs and surgeries and also protects women and girls who participate in competitive sports in Ohio from being forced to share locker room facilities with biological males. Congressman Click's update: "HB 68 – ACLU Files Lawsuit Attempting to Nullify SAFE Act -- The ACLU announced this week that it had officially filed a lawsuit against the state to challenge a provision of HB68 which protects Ohio’s youth from harmful, experimental gender medicine. When asked about this lawsuit, Rep. Click expressed confidence in Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s ability to defend the law in court, and had the following to say: 'It is going to be a frivolous lawsuit because there is not (sic) constitutional right to sterilize children or to harm or to mutilate them. I believe that science and the law is on our side and we will prevail.'
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OHIO'S NEW CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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Right to Life members were devastated by the November 7, 2023 voter results, knowing that Ohio Issue 1 passed (55.68% “yes” vs. 44.32% “no” votes) amended our State Constitution to enshrine abortion rights for every individual. The statewide results show how far from God our culture has become.
The results in Seneca County clearly showed the local support and effort to protect Ohio women and children: just 40.02% voting yes vs. 59.98% voting no). Thank you, Seneca County voters who said NO.
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State-wide results did not change the focus of Tiffin Right to Life. We continue to pray and to spread public awareness for the inherent dignity of innocent human life from conception until natural death.
Diane Moyer, President Tiffin Right to Life
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VOICES ON THE SQUARE - TIFFIN RIGHT TO LIFE
With written permission from the Seneca County Commissioners, a group of Tiffin RTL members began meeting in mid-summer of 2021 on the 1st Friday of each month from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM at the corner of Market & Washington Streets in Tiffin, OH near the Seneca County Justice Center. Our "Voices on the Square," group gathers in a peaceful assembly with signs and banners to raise public awareness for the sanctity of human life from conception until natural death.
Educational Activities
"Monday Memo" is a publication from the Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio with news about life issues. A similar publication, "Friday Five," is published by Greater Toledo Right to Life. Both of these weekly publications are provided free of charge via email to Members of Tiffin Right to Life.
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Members of Tiffin Right to Life are encouraged to submit a Letter to the Editor in local newspapers about life issues.
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