Vote NO on Issue 1….Here is Why…
Consider the provisions of the amendment discussed below by reading the bill’s actual language.
Issue 1
Locks Abortion politics into the State Constitution.
This issue should be a matter of law, Ohio Revised Code and not a part of the Ohio Constitution. The current process for amending the state constitution has been misused and has morphed into a 148-page monstrosity with 146 amendments. While the specific concerns of Pro Life and Pro Death supporters are valid for discussion and compromise, and may change over time, an amendment to the constitution is nearly impossible to change. Many of the provisions of the amendment are extreme and highly polarizing. These discussions should continue outside the scope of a constitutional amendment where some conclusion may be reached which is reasonable and acceptable to all.
Abolishes Parental Rights
“The State shall not , directly or indirectly, burden, penalize, prohibit, interfere with or discriminate against …an individual’s voluntary exercise of this right to Abortion”.
A similar constitutional amendment in Michigan is already working to override Parental Consent laws, regardless of age of the minor. Do YOU want to relinquish YOUR parental right to be informed of your child’s circumstance?
Distracts the Voters
The language of the amendment references “contraception, fertility treatment and miscarriage care”, while concealing the true intent is to promote easy access to unlimited abortion. Quality maternal healthcare is already available to every Ohioan, sometimes without cost.
Allows Abortion Up Until Birth
“In no case ay such an abortion be prohibited if in the professional judgement of the pregnant patient’s treating physician it is necessary to protect the pregnant patient’s life or health.”
This carefully crafted language would allow abortion to be performed through all nine months of a pregnancy. By not defining what “protecting patient’s health” means, the abortion doctor is judge and jury in whether the abortion is “necessary”. This includes the barbaric practice of “partial birth abortion”, and “post delivery infanticide”.
These are difficult and painful considerations for any family. Extreme positions on either side leave most in the middle unhappy with the result. Do not lock forever these extreme positions into the Ohio Constitution.
Be a Vote for the Voiceless. Vote NO on Issue 1.