Contact the Ohio House to Pass 3 New Pro-Life Bills

1) Call and email the office of State Representative Lynn Wachtmann, Chairman of the House Health & Aging Committee and ask him to begin hearings on Ohio Right to Life priority legislation. The office of State Representative Lynn Wachtmann can be reached at (614) 466-3760 and district75@ohr.state.oh.us . Urge him to pass these bills to save lives, protect parental rights and to exclude Ohio from abortion coverage in the new federal health care law.   

2) Contact your State Representative and ask him or her to support our pro-life legislation (listed below) urge them to quickly pass our life saving initiatives.  

If you are not sure who your State Representative is, enter your ZIP code by CLICKING HERE . 

EXPLANATION

House Bill 78, the Viable Infants Protection Act, introduced by Representative Joe Uecker (R -Loveland) and Representative Kristina Roegner (R-Cuyahoga Falls) prohibits abortion after 20 weeks when the child is proved to be viable and can  live outside the womb.

House Bill 79, introduced by Representative Danny Bubp (R-West Union) and Representative Uecker, would exclude abortion coverage from the State Exchange created in the federal health care reform law.  The Federal law includes a provision allowing states to opt out of abortion coverage. 

House Bill 63 would revise Ohio's current Judicial Bypass for Parental Consent law.  This bill will strengthen current law by requiring a "clear and convincing evidence" standard, require judges to specifically inquire about the minor's understanding of the possible physical and emotional complications of an abortion, and require judges to question how much the minor has been prepped to respond to such questions. Representative Ron Young (R-Leroy) and Representative Lynn Slaby (R-Copley) are sponsors of this measure in the House.