{"id":2091470,"date":"2023-11-06T03:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T08:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/out-of-state-leftists-pump-millions-of-dollars-into-ohio-for-pro-abortion-issue-1\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T04:02:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T09:02:25","slug":"out-of-state-leftists-pump-millions-of-dollars-into-ohio-for-pro-abortion-issue-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/out-of-state-leftists-pump-millions-of-dollars-into-ohio-for-pro-abortion-issue-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio receives millions in funding from out-of-state leftists for pro-abortion Issue 1."},"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\">24<\/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%2Fout-of-state-leftists-pump-millions-of-dollars-into-ohio-for-pro-abortion-issue-1%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=2091470&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--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pro-Abortion Campaigns in\u200c Ohio Make \u2062Last-Ditch Efforts to Enshrine Radical Abortion Measures<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>With just days before Election Day, pro-abortion campaigns in Ohio are making \u2064last-ditch efforts to get people to vote \u201cyes\u201d\u200d for the state\u2019s Issue 1 ballot\u200b proposal, which would enshrine radical abortion measures into the state Constitution. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OURR2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights<\/a> (OURR), the pro-abortion campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/influential-out-state-funnel-millions-ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">behind this ballot initiative<\/a>, has received\u200b millions of dollars in financial \u200csupport to do so from \u200cnational, out-of-state organizations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc4i.com\/news\/your-local-election-hq\/abortion-rights-campaign-beats-opponents-in-campaign-donations-and-spending-ahead-of-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC4<\/a>,\u2063 OURR has \u201craised more than $39.2 million this year through mid-October and spent\u200b $26.2 million,\u201d including\u2064 more\u200c than $20 million in expenses for digital and broadcast advertisements favoring the ballot initiative.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1595480731\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-6bc5b542a71ad27d4f5cc3b3515af1f7 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-6bc5b542a71ad27d4f5cc3b3515af1f7\"><\/div>\n<p>This includes multimillion-dollar donations from\u200b prominent groups such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixteenthirtyfund.org\/focus-areas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sixteen\u200d Thirty Fund<\/a>, a leftist group based\u200b in Washington, \u2064D.C., that works\u200b to \u201cadvanc[e] equity \u2062and racial justice\u201d and \u201c[confront] climate\u2062 change,\u201d which\u2063 donated $5.3 million. Open \u2064Society Policy Center, a lobbying group connected to leftist billionaire philanthropist George Soros, \u200cdonated $3.5 \u200cmillion to the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Other\u200d donations include $2.2 million from the ACLU, \u2063$2.2 million from The \u2063Fairness Project, $1.5 million from the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and $1.5 million from Oklahoma billionaire \u200dLynn\u2064 Schusterman of the Charles and\u200d Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>OURR has received donations from other individuals, including New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg,\u200b who donated $1 million back in September. Oklahoma billionaire Gwendolyn Sontheim, Abigail Wexner \u2014 the\u2064 wife of Ohio billionaire Les Wexner \u2014 and Gov. Jay Pritzker of Illinois are among\u2062 the other\u2063 prominent figures to shell out money for \u200cthis campaign.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enshrining Abortion in the State Constitution<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>So what exactly\u200d are these organizations and individuals supporting when\u2063 they donate to \u2063the campaign favoring Issue 1? As\u2063 The Federalist\u2019s Jordan Boyd\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/10\/26\/poll-less-than-1-4-of-ohioans-support-the-unlimited-abortion-outlined-in-issue-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explained<\/a>, this initiative\u200c \u201cis a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-less-than-1-4-of-ohioans-support-the-unlimited-abortion-outlined-in-issue-1\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority of Ohioans Oppose Unlimited Abortion in Issue 1\">deliberately vague ballot proposal<\/a> that decrees\u2063 \u2018every individual has a right\u2019 to \u2018reproductive decisions\u2019 regardless of \u200bage or \u2062trimester.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some argue that should the proposal pass, Ohio\u200d still could\u200d \u201cprohibit abortion after fetal viability.\u201d But due to \u2064the general language of the \u2062proposal, it \u201cnullifies any \u2064such limit\u200c so long as a doctor deems abortion necessary for a woman\u2019s health, a standard that is left \u200dopen to interpretation,\u201d \u2064Boyd explains.<\/p>\n<p>In other\u200c words, \u2062these organizations are donating <strong>millions<\/strong> \u2064of\u2064 dollars to a campaign pushing for a ballot initiative that \u2064would enshrine\u2062 abortion into Ohio\u2019s Constitution, including\u200b after viability so long as it\u2019s framed as \u201cnecessary for\u2063 a woman\u2019s health.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intertwined Abortion Network<\/h2>\n<p>What\u2019s\u2062 even more staggering is that\u2064 these out-of-state donors will not even see Issue 1 on their own ballot come Election Day. As previously mentioned, Sixteen Thirty Fund is based in\u2064 Washington, D.C., and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefairnessproject.org\/about\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Fairness Project<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensocietypolicycenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Society Policy Center<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACLU<\/a> are based in D.C. and New York too.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing that these groups and individuals \u200bare donating millions \u200cto a campaign \u2062in support of a ballot initiative they will not even vote \u200dfor shows how intertwined the pro-abortion network is (<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/08\/01\/out-of-state-democrats-pay-millions-to-influence-kansas-election-because-abortion-is-on-the-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kansas<\/a> experienced the same massive out-of-state funding for a pro-abortion initiative last year). Whether the Ohio proposal passes will not\u2063 affect \u2062their own states\u2019 outlook on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Groups based in New York are already located where radical\u200b abortion policy reigns. \u2064As stated plainly on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny.gov\/programs\/abortion-new-york-state-know-your-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York state website<\/a>, \u201cyou can get an abortion up to and including 24 weeks of pregnancy. After 24 weeks, you can still \u2063get an abortion if your\u2064 health or pregnancy is at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In supporting Issue 1, which would\u2063 successfully spread this sort of policy to Ohio if passed, these organizations and prominent figures are neglecting to recognize the dignity of the human person that begins at conception. Abortion after viability, under the guise of a doctor\u2019s discretion, violates the \u2062right\u2063 to\u2064 life preborn children have\u2064 and brings them\u2062 to a violent, painful death.<\/p>\n<p>Taking \u2064this into \u200cconsideration,\u2062 it is up to the pro-life movement to educate those in Ohio \u2014 and throughout the nation \u2014 on \u2063the realities \u200dof abortion, the\u200b dignity \u2064and rights children \u200dhave in\u200d their mother\u2019s womb, and that \u2062women facing \u2063unplanned\u200b pregnancies have a community that will\u2064 show them true love and support them when they \u200cneed it most. Through this, \u200baccompanied by prayer, we move closer to when ballot\u200d proposals like Issue 1 will never see the light of day.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the\u200b language \u200bof the Issue 1 \u2064ballot proposal potentially undermine any restrictions on abortion, even after fetal viability?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Efforts to enshrine radical abortion measures \u2062in Ohio&#8217;s state\u200c Constitution are intensifying as pro-abortion campaigns make their last-ditch\u200c attempts to sway voters. The Issue 1 ballot proposal, \u2064which has been widely controversial, is being heavily supported by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights (OURR), a pro-abortion campaign that has received\u200c substantial financial backing from national, out-of-state organizations.<\/p>\n<p>According \u2064to NBC4, OURR has raised over $39.2 million this year, with $26.2 million already spent. The campaign has focused a significant portion of their budget on \u200cdigital \u2064and broadcast\u200c advertisements supporting the ballot initiative. These \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/out-of-state-leftists-pump-millions-of-dollars-into-ohio-for-pro-abortion-issue-1\/\" title=\"Ohio receives millions in funding from out-of-state leftists for pro-abortion Issue 1.\">financial\u200b contributions include multimillion-dollar donations<\/a> from influential groups like the Sixteen Thirty Fund and \u2063the Open Society \u2062Policy Center. Other notable\u2064 donors include\u2064 the ACLU, The Fairness Project, the \u200bPlanned Parenthood Action Fund, and \u200dindividual philanthropists \u200clike Michael \u200dBloomberg and \u200bGwendolyn Sontheim.<\/p>\n<p>The implications\u200d of Issue 1 are significant.\u2062 The\u200b initiative seeks to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right in Ohio,\u200b without any restrictions on \u200cage or trimester. Although proponents argue that abortion could\u2062 still\u2063 be prohibited after \u200bfetal viability, the vague language of the proposal\u200c undermines any such limit. As long \u2063as a doctor deems an abortion necessary for a woman\u2019s health, the proposal \u2062allows for abortion to be performed even after viability, \u200cessentially nullifying any \u2062restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>What \u200dis particularly concerning is that these out-of-state donors will not even be affected by\u200c the\u200d outcome of Issue 1 on their own\u2062 ballots. The Sixteen Thirty Fund, \u2062for example, is based in Washington,\u2063 D.C., \u2063and other organizations like The Fairness Project and Open Society Policy\u200b Center also operate outside \u200cof Ohio. It begs the question as \u200cto why these entities \u200dare pouring millions of dollars into a \u200bcampaign\u200b that will not directly impact their own communities.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063issue \u2064of abortion is undeniably contentious, and it is essential to have open \u200band respectful discussions about \u2063it. However, the question remains: should out-of-state organizations \u2063have such influence \u200cover a state&#8217;s constitutional matters? \u2062It brings into question the integrity of the democratic process and \u200dwhether this massive influx of funding distorts the will of Ohio voters.<\/p>\n<p>As Election Day\u2063 approaches, it is crucial for Ohioans to be well-informed \u2064about the potential consequences of \u2062Issue 1. Regardless of personal beliefs on abortion, it is vital to\u2062 consider the \u2062implications of enshrining such measures \u200cin the state Constitution. The \u2063decision at \u200cthe ballot box will shape the\u200b future of abortion legislation in Ohio and perhaps set \u2063precedence for other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gosnell-photo-exhibit-asks-ohioans-to-reckon-with-the-horrors-of-abortion-right-before-they-vote-on-it\/\" title=\"Gosnell Photo Exhibit prompts Ohioans to confront abortion horrors before voting.\">states facing similar debates<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a final push before Election Day, pro-abortion campaigns in Ohio are urging voters to support Issue 1. This ballot proposal aims to incorporate extreme abortion measures into the state Constitution. OURR, the campaign leading this initiative, has secured millions of dollars for their cause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1289,"featured_media":2091471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2091470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2091470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1289"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2091470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2091470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2091471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2091470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2091470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2091470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}