Ohio Abortion Amendment Is An Attack On Parental Rights
A proposed amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in Ohio's constitution is being decried as an attack on parental rights by prominent pro-life groups. The amendment, which was drafted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio, declares that "every individual has the right to make and carry out one's own reproductive decisions" on contraception, fertility treatment, continuing one's own pregnancy, miscarriage care and abortion. "This amendment is dangerous for the women and children of Ohio," Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said in a statement. "It removes parents from some of their minor children's most important health decisions such as parental notification before an abortion. It would eliminate basic health and safety standards for women. And it would permit late term abortion after the baby can feel pain and even right up until birth." Read more...