It’s one of the busiest—and most significant—weeks for defending human life in America, as our nation commemorates the 
tragedy unleashed
by the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973. That ruling legalized abortion nationwide, throughout all nine months of pregnancy, and set in motion decades of cultural and legal erosion of the sanctity of human life— impacting not only the United States, but influencing the world.
Our state has shifted toward policies that expand abortion and attempt to silence pro-life voices. The consequences are not theoretical.
They affect real mothers, real fathers, real families, and real unborn babies whose lives hang in the balance. Ohio families deserve better than a culture that offers abortion as the first answer—and abandons mothers when they need help the most.
That is why so many will travel to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life, while others will stand and march here at home. Yet in the middle of this moment, many pro-life Ohioans are also confronting a growing frustration: too many elected officials who claim to be pro-life are responding to this crisis with indifference, delay, and political caution.
At the federal level, the expansion of chemical abortion
continues to raise serious concern. Policies that increase access
to abortion drugs, restore Title X grant funding to Planned Parenthood, and signal a willingness to compromise on long-standing protections such as the Hyde Amendment
send a clear message: abortion remains deeply entrenched
in America’s leadership and institutions. The pro-life movement cannot afford hesitation when lives are at stake.
Governor Mike DeWine has long described himself as pro-life, yet he continues to hold significant power through the authority of his office— and has not used it to defund Planned Parenthood in Ohio.
Other states have taken decisive action by cutting off Medicaid reimbursements to the nation’s largest abortion provider through executive orders. Ohio could do the same. Instead, Planned Parenthood continues operating and slaughtering thousands of preborn children each month in Ohio.
In Southwest Ohio alone, Planned Parenthood kills
more than 40 unborn babies every day. The bloodbath is real.
Even more alarming, Ohio is increasingly becoming an abortion destination.
Local sidewalk advocates regularly witness out-of-state license plates pouring into abortion facilities, including the center on Auburn Avenue, where mothers are brought into an environment that offers abortion as the solution—often with little accountability and minimal safeguards.
At the same time, common-sense protections that once existed to better inform and protect mothers— waiting periods, ultrasound requirements,
and other basic standards—are being stripped away or threatened. These policies were never intended to punish women. They exist because mothers deserve full information, time, and support, especially in moments of fear, pressure, or coercion. Removing these guardrails only increases risk and leaves women more vulnerable.
