Ohio Bill Will Ban Abortions Immediately After Roe is Overturned, Save 21,000 Babies
May 21, 2022 | Ohio
A new Ohio bill would save nearly 21,000 unborn babies’ lives every year by banning abortions as soon as Roe v. Wade is overturned.
On Thursday, the state House Government Oversight Committee held its second hearing on the Human Life Protection Act (Senate Bill 123/House Bill 598), hearing from doctors, pastors, politicians, pro-life leaders, pregnancy resource center directors and others about the need to protect unborn babies.
“I’m thrilled to see this legislation gaining momentum,” said state Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, the lead sponsor of the bill. “In Ohio alone, nearly 21,000 unborn children are unjustly killed every year. This has to stop. The time has come for Ohio to join these other states and truly stand up for the rights of the unborn.”
If her bill passes, Ohio would join 13 other states with trigger laws that protect unborn babies by banning abortions as soon as the U.S. Supreme Court allows states to do so. Currently, because of Roe and other abortion rulings, states are forced to legalize abortion up to viability.
Schmidt’s bill would ban all abortions except if the mother’s life is at risk. It also would create penalties for abortionists who violate the law; however, mothers who have abortions would be exempted from prosecution…. (Excerpt from LIFENEWS.COM)
