Pro-life PAC launches $1.1 million campaign targeting Ohio Democrats’ abortion positions

Ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, Women Speak Out PAC, a super PAC affiliated with Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, has launched a $1.1 million campaign challenging Ohio Democratic candidates’ pro-abortion positions.

The effort targets Democrats Sherrod Brown, a former U.S. senator seeking a return to the Senate, and Amy Acton, a gubernatorial candidate, according to an Oct. 22 report from The Daily Signal.

Announced in Toledo, the PAC’s campaign includes digital ads, voter mail, text messages, and phone calls aimed at 621,000 pro-life voters statewide. The group said its Ohio team has already visited the homes of more than 375,000 voters.

Brown and Acton “have crossed the line on abortion,” the PAC’s new ad says, citing the politicians’ support for abortions through the ninth month of pregnancy, abortions for minors without parental consent, and taxpayer-funded abortions. The ad describes the candidates as “Wrong for Ohio.”

Kelsey Pritchard, a spokesperson for Women Speak Out, told The Daily Signal: “Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown won’t talk about how their abortion extremism harms women and children in Ohio. They can’t even draw the line at late-term abortions in the ninth month of pregnancy, with healthy moms and healthy babies who feel excruciating pain.”

The push comes as the sanctity of life remains a key issue ahead of the midterms. CatholicVote has issued voter guides outlining candidates’ positions in states including Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Brown is challenging Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, whom the PAC endorsed in March. Acton faces Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in the governor’s race.

On Oct. 22 Women Speak Out announced a separate $850,000 campaign targeting Democrats Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Georgia gubernatorial candidate, and U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is seeking reelection.

The Georgia effort includes digital ads, voter mail, text messages, and phone calls aimed at 738,500 pro-life voters, according to the group’s press release. Its ads warn of the candidates’ support of abortion without limits, taxpayer-funded abortions, and abortions for minors without their parents’ knowledge.

Both campaigns are part of a broader effort by SBA Pro-Life America and its affiliated entities to reach what it described as 10.5 million persuadable and low-turnout voters. According to the release, the groups plan to spend $80 million nationwide, with outreach that includes door-to-door visits and efforts focused on absentee and early voting.

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