{"id":2001264,"date":"2023-08-15T13:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-abortion-group-blames-ohio-gop-for-amendment-loss-not-a-test-of-pro-life\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T13:05:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T17:05:47","slug":"anti-abortion-group-blames-ohio-gop-for-amendment-loss-not-a-test-of-pro-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-abortion-group-blames-ohio-gop-for-amendment-loss-not-a-test-of-pro-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio GOP blamed by anti-abortion group for amendment loss, claims it&#8217;s not a pro-life test."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanti-abortion-group-blames-ohio-gop-for-amendment-loss-not-a-test-of-pro-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2001264&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Anti-Abortion Advocacy Group Blames\u200c Ohio GOP for Defeat in\u200d Contentious Vote<\/h2>\n<p>The recent\u2063 vote in Ohio on whether to increase the difficulty of amending the state constitution was not a\u2063 defeat for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-willing-to-lay-our-lives-down-inside-the-effort-to-save-babies-at-planned-parenthoods-front-doors\/\" title=\"\u2018We\u2019re Willing To Lay Our Lives Down\u2019: Inside The Effort To Save Babies At Planned Parenthood\u2019s Front Doors\">anti-abortion movement<\/a>, according to Susan\u200d B. Anthony Pro-Life America. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">advocacy group<\/a> placed \u200dthe blame\u200b on the Ohio\u2062 Republican Party for failing to mobilize voters.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;There should be no pro-life defeat message [from Ohio],&#8221; stated\u2062 Marjorie\u2064 Dannenfelser, president of SBA, during a press call on Tuesday. &#8220;That was not a test of pro-life [in Ohio]. &#8230; This was a failure on the part\u200c of the GOP.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>School Freedom Fund Releases Ad Attacking Kentucky Gov. Andy \u200cBeshear for Signing &#8216;Death Warrant&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Last week, Ohioans rejected Issue 1, a \u2063ballot measure that would \u2062have made it harder to\u2062 amend the state constitution through referendum by requiring a 60% majority. This decision \u200bto maintain the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-abortion-group-blames-ohio-gop-for-amendment-loss-not-a-test-of-pro-life\/\" title=\"Ohio GOP blamed by anti-abortion group for amendment loss, claims it's not a pro-life test.\">simple majority status quo<\/a> will have implications for the\u2062 upcoming November ballot, which includes an abortion protection amendment seeking\u200c to enshrine abortion rights.<\/p>\n<p>Dannenfelser attributed the \u2064defeat in the August special election to Ohio Republicans and the business community, who failed to effectively rally \u200bvoters \u2064around the broader implications of stricter rules for constitutional amendments.\u200d These implications\u2062 include potential threats to gun rights and increased taxation limits.<\/p>\n<p>Billy Valentine, SBA&#8217;s vice president for political affairs, expressed during the press conference that the pro-Issue 1 side &#8220;got crushed&#8221; in \u200cearly voting due to insufficient funding from the\u200b Ohio Republican \u2063Party leading up to the election.<\/p>\n<p>Valentine \u200crevealed that while the pro-Issue 1\u2063 votes narrowly carried the Election Day turnout, they were unable to overcome the anti-Issue 1 votes that dominated the early \u200cvoting period starting on July 11.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The Ohio GOP did not do its job ahead of early voting,&#8221;\u200b Valentine\u2063 emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to \u200bValentine,\u2063 the sentiment against Issue 1, led by the American Civil\u2062 Liberties Union and Planned\u200c Parenthood, was a\u2062 broad and nonpartisan message that resonated with a wide range of voters, including Trump supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Valentine also noted that the pro-Issue 1 side lost\u200c support in 15 counties in northeastern Ohio, which had voted for former President\u2062 Donald Trump\u200d in\u200c 2020. This loss was attributed to \u200bsuccessful union \u200cmobilization in a region dominated by blue-collar industries.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the involvement of national-level leadership from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/handmaids-tale-features-christians-asking-god-to-bless-waterboarding\/\" title=\"\u2018Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u2019 Features Christians Asking God To Bless Waterboarding\">pro-abortion movement<\/a> in Ohio,\u2063 Valentine stated that the November abortion amendment is\u200c &#8220;anything but a grassroots effort&#8221; from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-signs-memorandum-backpedaling-on-president-trumps-abortion-policies\/\" title=\"Joe Biden signs memorandum backpedaling on President Trump\u2019s abortion policies\">pro-abortion groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion rights groups \u2063are currently pushing\u2062 for abortion amendments in\u2063 Arizona, Florida, Missouri, and North Dakota for\u200d the \u200c2024 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Valentine argued that in response to abortion rights activism, \u2062the &#8220;answer is\u200c national protections,&#8221; \u2063with\u2062 a federal limit on abortion being the &#8220;only hope for unborn children&#8221; in states like California, New York, and Illinois, where there are no gestational limits on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>In Ohio,\u2064 Valentine declared, &#8220;we&#8217;ll fight on and carry the \u200dfight into November.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM \u200bTHE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America dismissed the Ohio vote as not a setback for their cause, attributing blame to the Ohio Republican Party for their inadequate mobilization efforts. 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