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Tiffin Right to Life Annual Fundraiser
Saturday, October 24th
dinner - raffles
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Ohio Pro-life Leaders Demand Crackdown on
Mail-order Abortion Pills
After Forced Abortion Case
Zeale.co by David Uebbing Sept. 28, 2026
excerpts below & link to full article follows
Advocates and Republican lawmakers rallied outside a Toledo courthouse Sept. 22, saying a doctor’s six-month sentence for forcing abortion pills on his sleeping, pregnant girlfriend shows the drugs are too easy to obtain by mail.
Hassan-James Abbas, 32, was sentenced Sept. 11 by Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Joe McNamara after pleading no contest in May to four felonies: unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug, disrupting public services, identity fraud, and deception to obtain a dangerous drug. Prosecutors dismissed abduction and evidence-tampering charges under the plea deal. McNamara sentenced Abbas to six months at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio and two years of probation, warning that a violation could add 18 months in prison to his sentence.
According to court records cited by Fox News, Abbas used his estranged wife’s identity to order mifepristone and misoprostol online in December 2024 after learning his girlfriend was pregnant and said she didn’t want an abortion. On Dec. 18, 2024, he crushed the pills and forced them into her mouth while she slept. She awoke to find Abbas pinning her down. When she attempted to call 911, he took her phone and hung up the call, records show. She was hospitalized, and in a related civil lawsuit said the drugs ended her child’s life — an allegation Abbas’ attorneys have disputed.
The State Medical Board of Ohio separately suspended Abbas’ medical license in November 2025, citing “clear and convincing evidence” that his continued practice posed “a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public.” Board records show Abbas admitted during a July 2025 interview to ordering the medication, using false identifying information, and administering the drug.
Former Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, now with Alliance Defending Freedom, cited federal data on the drug’s risks: “One in 25 women that use mifepristone, according to the FDA, end up in the ER,” he said, according to CCV. State Rep. Josh Williams, R-Sylvania Township, said he would push legislation in the Ohio General Assembly banning the abortion pill from being sent through the mail.
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, sent a letter Sept. 22 to Attorney General Todd Blanche asking the Department of Justice to review the case for possible federal charges and to move toward concluding Louisiana v. FDA, a lawsuit seeking to reinstate in-person dispensing requirements for mifepristone.
The Toledo case adds to a broader national fight over mail-order abortion pills, which were allowed under the Biden administration. CLICK HERE for the entire article.
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We are blessed to be living in Seneca County Ohio in a community that celebrates God’s Gift of Life.
In her short life, Mena Grace Reinhart obviously touched so many people that she caused a caring spirit in people that reaches out to embrace others with love and compassion. Every Life Is Worth Living. The world is a better place because of Mena’s existence; may she rest in eternal peace. CLICK HERE to read the beautiful story entitled, “Mena Grace Butterfly Garden at Hedges Boyer Park.”'
THE 2025 REPORT ON INDUCED ABORTIONS IN OHIO WAS PUBLISHED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ON MARCH 1, 2026.
Excerpts from this report are found
at the end of this page along with
a link to the full report.
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
Tiffin, Ohio holds an Annual Heritage Festival, including a parade and family activities. Here are a few picures of the float sponsored by Tiffin Right to Life this year. As in the past, our float featured local families who value the lives of all people "from the womb to the tomb."
This year's theme:
"LIFE & LIBERTY FOR ALL"
WE URGE YOU TO
VOTE PRO-LIFE
BECAUSE
FAMILIES ARE
OUR FUTURE
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
Tiffin Right to Life Hosted a
Free Educational Program
"THE CASE FOR LIFE"
on Sunday, March 15, 2026 in the "Upper Room" at the Activity Center located next to St. Joseph Church in Tiffin, Ohio.
Ed Sitter for Fundation for Life of Northwest Ohio and Dan White from Tiffin Right to Life presented, "The Case for Life."
This 3-part video program
provided facts, dialogue,
and skills needed to discuss
the abortion issue and the necessity
of returning to a culture of life.
Program content is designed for
adults and for high school or college students.
To view the 3-part video program, you can easily access all 3 of the separate modules at this website:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQZ432plav7KFOjltRG6TwAwYb7LJes5i
Tiffin Right to Life is an Associate Member of the Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio. The Coalition's weekly update "Monday Memo," is provided via email as a courtesy to all members of Tiffin Right to Life. The "Friday Five," a weekly update published by Greater Toledo Right to Life, is also emailed to members of Tiffin Right to Life. Both publications are filled with timely articles and information about Life Issues "from the womb to the tomb."
Members of Tiffin Right to Life are encouraged to submit a Letter to the Editor in local newspapers about life issues and to share informational materials about life issues.
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INDUCED ABORTIONS IN OHIO IN 2025
2025 STATISTICS ON INDUCED ABORTIONS IN OHIO
Reported March 1, 2026 by the Ohio Department of Health
Excerpts below are from the full report at this website: https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/odh.ohio.gov/programs/vital-statistics/abortion-reports/induced-abortions-in-ohio-2025.pdf
The 2025 Induced Abortions in Ohio Report presents information derived from both the “Confidential Abortion Report” and “Post-Abortion Care Report for Complications” in Ohio (see Appendices I and II in the website above). Readers should note that abortion statistics in this report are limited to terminations occurring in Ohio; they do not include Ohio residents who obtained abortions outside the state.
A total of 25,135 induced pregnancy terminations were reported in Ohio for 2025, including 19,892 obtained by Ohio resident women (79.1%). This represents a 15% increase in induced pregnancy terminations from 2024 to 2025, primarily due to telehealth prescriptions provided to Ohio residents. Beginning this year, the Ohio Department of Health was required to submit the public report by March 1st (in previous years the report was not available until September). This report includes the most accurate information available.
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Approximately 32.8% of women who obtained abortions in 2025 were 18 to 24 years old.
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Approximately 69.6% of women who obtained abortions in Ohio were never married, divorced, or widowed.
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Of all resident women who obtained abortions and for whom race was reported, approximately 48.9% were Black, 42.3% were White, and 3.6% were Asian/Pacific Islander; 4.8% reported more than one race.
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Nearly three quarters (73%), of all induced abortions in 2025 involved pregnancies of less than nine weeks, with 17.9% involving pregnancies of nine to 12 weeks.
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There were 293 abortions in 2025 involving pregnancies of 20 or more completed weeks of gestation.
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The abortion reporting form requests methods used to determine gestational age; ultrasound was used in 72.1% of cases.
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Most reported abortions were obtained in six major metropolitan areas of Ohio or via telehealth prescription provided to Ohio residents.
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Curettage (SURGICAL) was the method used in 34.7% of terminations in 2025. That method has decreased since 2001, when 87% of terminations were by curettage.
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Mifepristone (PILL ABORTION) was reported as the medication for nonsurgical termination for 14,866 abortions (59.1%), followed by 2,668 terminations using Misoprosto (PILL ABORTON) and 20 terminations using Methotrexate (PILL ABORTION)
Table 5. Resident Induced Abortions Reported in Ohio,
by County of Residence, (edited to show only 2025 and 2024 for Seneca County and Surrounding Counties
(Table Restricted to Abortions Obtained by Ohio Residents) See the full website referenced at the beginning for other county data.
Residence 2025 2024
Total Ohio 19,892 18,696
Crawford 43 28
Erie 120 102
Hancock 57 50
Huron 46 46
Sandusky 40 33
Seneca 32 31
Wood 87 71
Wyandot 16 14
Table 8. Resident Induced Abortions Reported in Ohio,
by ZIP Code of Patient, 2025
For example: Tiffin, Ohio (zip code 44883) is the seat of Seneca County. Table 8 in the report for Ohio shows 17 abortions for zip code 44883 in 2025.
Please go to https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/odh.ohio.gov/programs/vital-statistics/abortion-reports/induced-abortions-in-ohio-2025.pdf to look up any zip code in Table 8 for which you want to see the statistics for 2025.
There is so much additional information available in this report by the Ohio Department of Health that you can read on the website referenced in this brief listing of excerpted material.