Ohio pro-life leader sounds alarm over gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s pro-abortion stance
The executive director of Ohio Right to Life also contrasted Acton’s position with Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s pro-life record.
Ohio Right to Life Executive Director Carrie Snyder this week warned voters about Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s strong support for abortion, highlighting her endorsement by Reproductive Freedom for All and challenging her to identify what abortion restrictions, if any, she would support.
In a July 22 National Right to Life Committee statement, Snyder questioned Acton’s characterization of her Republican opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, as “extreme” on abortion while accepting the endorsement of an organization that she says supports abortion without any restrictions.
“The Reproductive Freedom for All position supports any and every reason for an abortion decision,” Snyder wrote. “In their view, the mother (wait, no — person) who is pregnant needs no justification for abortion and no limit is reasonable.”
Snyder said Reproductive Freedom for All opposes restrictions on sex-selection abortions and legislation requiring medical care for infants born alive after failed abortions. She also said the organization supports taxpayer funding for abortion and a legal right to abortion throughout pregnancy.
“You didn’t want a boy? Sex-selection abortion is fine,” Snyder said, explaining the group’s position. “You broke up with your partner and want to punish him? Abortion is fine. You have a TikTok channel and you want to go viral by showing how little you care about the baby within? Abortion is fine.”
Acton, a former director of the Ohio Department of Health, has not specified any abortion limits she would support as governor, according to Snyder. Her campaign has emphasized support for “reproductive freedom” and access to services including contraception and in vitro fertilization. Snyder also said that under Acton’s leadership, the health department allowed late-term abortion provider Martin Haskell to continue operating despite reported safety issues.
“If Amy Acton wants to make abortion extremism an issue in this campaign, Ohioans deserve a direct answer: Is there any point in pregnancy, or any reason for abortion, at which she believes the law should protect the life of the child?” Snyder asked.
Snyder noted that Ramaswamy, on the other hand, has received the endorsement of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. According to local outlet TiffinOhio.net, Ramaswamy’s campaign has not detailed whether he would support pro-life measures as governor but he has praised a six-week abortion ban and called himself “unapologetically pro-life.” He has repeatedly said he opposes a federal abortion ban and argued that the issue should instead be decided at the state level, the outlet added.
Snyder noted that most Americans and Ohioans oppose late-term abortion and argued that if the state’s gubernatorial race hinges on the candidates’ position on the issue, “Vivek is going to come out ahead in November — and that’s exactly how it should be.”
