Ohio voters, who oppose abortion-up-to-birth by overwhelming margins, will evaluate a slyly worded amendment on Tuesday that would grant Ohio’s constitutional blessing to just that — plus a host of other deadly procedures — under the euphemism of “reproductive rights.”
Contrary to the talking points of abortion activists, out-of-state donors pouring money into the Ohio fight, and partisans in local and national media, Ohio’s Issue 1 isn’t a compromise or a common-sense proposal. It’s a radical change that would enshrine late-term abortions, abortions for young girls without their parents’ knowledge, fertility-decimating drug regimens and surgeries for confused teenagers, and more horrors into the Ohio Constitution.
Here are a few true horror stories that, if passed, Issue 1 would invite to happen in Ohio.
Idaho Rapist Trafficked His Minor Victim to Get an Abortion
In Idaho recently, the mother of a 15-year-old girl contacted police with a tragic story: Not only had her daughter been the victim of statutory rape, but when the rape resulted in pregnancy, the rapist and his mother drove the child to Oregon to receive an abortion. The girl’s mother never consented to the abortion being performed on her daughter and unborn grandchild, but the Oregon abortionist nevertheless went through with it, with the girl’s alleged rapist waiting nearby. Idaho authorities have arrested Kadyn Leo Swainston and his mother for multiple felonies, including kidnapping.
In Ohio, minors are not legally permitted to obtain abortions without written parental approval. But Ohio’s Issue 1 would change that, proclaiming
