{"id":2100786,"date":"2023-11-16T13:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T18:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-legislature-considers-tax-credits-for-donations-to-crisis-pregnancy-centers\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T13:41:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T18:41:35","slug":"ohio-legislature-considers-tax-credits-for-donations-to-crisis-pregnancy-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-legislature-considers-tax-credits-for-donations-to-crisis-pregnancy-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio legislature considers tax credits for donations to crisis pregnancy centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fohio-legislature-considers-tax-credits-for-donations-to-crisis-pregnancy-centers%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=2100786&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>Ohio Legislature Considers Tax Credits for Anti-Abortion Centers<\/h2>\n<p>Members of the Ohio legislature\u200b are currently discussing a new bill that could provide tax credits to pregnancy\u2062 resource centers that oppose abortion.\u200c This proposal comes just one week after Ohio\u200d solidified abortion rights \u200cin its state constitution.<\/p>\n<h3>State \u200dSen. Sandra O&#8217;Brien\u2062 (R) Introduces Legislation<\/h3>\n<p>State Sen. Sandra O&#8217;Brien (R) recently presented a bill that\u200c would include donations \u200bto &#8220;qualifying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-unorthodox-pro-life-bills-advancing-in-state-legislatures\/\" title=\"Five Unorthodox Pro-Life Bills Advancing In State Legislatures\">pregnancy resource centers<\/a>&#8221; as eligible credits for \u2064taxpayers.\u200c Under this legislation, individual donors could receive a credit of up\u200d to 50% of their pre-credit\u2063 tax liability, which can be carried \u200dforward for \u200dfive years if it exceeds 50%.<\/p>\n<h3>Requirements for Qualifying Centers<\/h3>\n<p>The \u200dbill specifies that qualifying \u200ccenters cannot perform or promote nontherapeutic abortions, also known \u200das \u2064elective abortion\u200d procedures. Additionally, these centers\u2064 cannot have contracts or \u200daffiliations with\u2064 individuals\u2062 or facilities that provide elective abortions.<\/p>\n<h3>Pregnancy Resource Centers and Their Mission<\/h3>\n<p>Pregnancy resource centers, also known as crisis pregnancy centers, \u2064often have religious affiliations and aim to support \u200cpregnant women in need. \u2063They\u200d provide assistance such as diapers and clothing to discourage abortion due to\u200b financial \u200bdifficulties.<\/p>\n<p>State Sen. Sandra O&#8217;Brien expressed\u200c her support for these centers during an Ohio\u2062 Senate\u2063 Finance\u200c Committee meeting, stating that \u200btheir \u2062efforts demonstrate a commitment to serving women, families, and \u200bthe lives of the unborn. She believes that providing a \u2062tax credit\u200c is the least the state can \u2063do.<\/p>\n<h3>Critics Raise\u2063 Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>However, critics \u2064of pregnancy resource centers argue\u200b that these\u200c facilities often lack trained medical professionals who can\u2064 provide accurate advice on medical procedures. They also accuse these centers of using\u200c false advertising to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-legislature-considers-tax-credits-for-donations-to-crisis-pregnancy-centers\/\" title=\"Ohio legislature considers tax credits for donations to crisis pregnancy centers\">mislead\u200c women seeking abortion services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists \u200c(ACOG) has issued a policy brief against pregnancy resource centers, stating\u2062 that many of them use misleading information, emotional manipulation, and\u2063 delays \u2064to divert pregnant individuals from accessing comprehensive and timely \u2063care from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-warn-about-counterfeit-medications\/\" title=\"Officials Warn About Counterfeit Medications\">licensed medical professionals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Ohio&#8217;s Reproductive Rights Amendment<\/h3>\n<p>Ohio&#8217;s reproductive rights\u2064 amendment, which was approved by 56% of Ohioans on Election \u200bDay, immediately went into effect. This \u200camendment prohibits the state legislature \u200cfrom taking actions that burden, penalize, prohibit, interfere with,\u2064 or discriminate against reproductive \u2064decisions,\u200d including abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this amendment, Ohio&#8217;s Republican-majority legislature and Gov. Mike DeWine (R) have increased the\u2064 budget for anti-abortion pregnancy resource centers from $6 million \u200bto $14 million.<\/p>\n<h3>Statistics and Perspectives<\/h3>\n<p>According to the Ohio \u2063Policy \u2063Evaluation Network,\u2063 there are approximately 119 pregnancy resource centers\u200b in Ohio, with \u200dthe majority located in Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cleveland. Nationwide, there are over 2,500 centers, \u200boutnumbering abortion clinics three to \u2064one.<\/p>\n<p>Republican State Senator Jerry Cirino emphasized the\u2063 need for more pregnancy\u2062 resource centers, stating that women are often \u2063in crisis \u200cand require support. He believes it is\u200d crucial to reach out \u2063to these \u200bwomen \u2062and find ways to \u200cassist them.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, nearly\u200b 67% of the approximately 18,500 abortions performed in \u200bOhio\u200b took place\u200c within\u200d the first nine \u2064weeks \u2063of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of publication, State Sen. Sandra O&#8217;Brien had not\u200d responded to the Washington \u2062Examiner&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here\u2064 to \u2063read more from the\u2062 Washington \u200cExaminer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What potential consequences for the reproductive rights landscape in Ohio and other states could result from the legislative proposal regarding tax\u200d credits for\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-demonic-left-will-stop-at-nothing-including-destroying-the-supreme-court-to-kill-babies\/\" title=\"The Demonic Left Will Stop At Nothing \u2014 Including Destroying The Supreme Court \u2014 To Kill Babies\">anti-abortion centers<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span>  N provide accurate information to pregnant women. They assert that these centers\u200d often use deceptive tactics and misinformation to dissuade women from obtaining abortions, which could put their health at risk. Critics also argue that providing tax credits \u2063to centers that oppose \u2064abortion could be seen as the government endorsing \u2062a specific religious and ideological viewpoint.<\/p>\n<h3>Impact on Abortion Rights<\/h3>\n<p>The timing of this proposal is significant, as\u200d it comes just \u200ca\u200c week after Ohio reaffirmed abortion rights \u2064in its state constitution. The decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-wahlberg-joins-californias-bulk-exodus-moves-out-of-condition-to-provide-his-children-a-better-life\/\" title=\"Mark Wahlberg Joins California\u2019s Bulk Exodus, Moves Out Of Condition TO PROVIDE His Children \u2018A Better Life\u2019\">grant tax credits<\/a>\u2062 to pregnancy resource centers that oppose abortion \u2062could be seen as a\u200d countermeasure to the state&#8217;s commitment to protecting\u200d reproductive rights. Critics worry that this could undermine the accessibility and availability of abortion services in the state.<\/p>\n<h3>Supporters Voice Their Reasons<\/h3>\n<p>Supporters of the bill argue that\u2064 it is crucial to provide\u200c support \u200bto\u2062 pregnant\u2064 women who may be\u200c considering abortion due to financial difficulties. They argue that pregnancy resource \u2064centers play a vital\u2063 role in offering alternative options and\u200b assistance to women in need.\u2064 Supporters also believe that tax credits are a way to incentivize individuals to donate to \u2062these centers, allowing them to further\u200d their\u2062 mission of \u2064supporting pregnant women.<\/p>\n<h3>The Future of the\u2063 Bill<\/h3>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether this bill will gain enough support to pass\u200d in the Ohio \u2062legislature. The debate surrounding tax credits\u2062 for \u2064anti-abortion centers highlights the ongoing \u2064discussion and division over reproductive rights in the\u200d United States. Proponents\u2062 and \u2062opponents of abortion rights \u2063continue to clash as they advocate for their respective\u200c positions.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200bthe Ohio legislature considers this bill, it will need to carefully weigh \u200bthe potential impact on abortion rights \u2064and the role of government in endorsing or supporting specific ideological\u200d viewpoints. The outcome \u200bof this legislative proposal will undoubtedly have consequences for the reproductive rights landscape in Ohio and \u200bmay serve\u200d as \u200ca point of reference for similar discussions and debates in other states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Ohio legislature are considering a new bill that would give tax credits to anti-abortion pregnancy resource centers, only one week after the Buckeye State enshrined abortion rights into the state constitution. State Sen. Sandra O&#8217;Brien (R) on Tuesday proposed legislation to add donations to &#8220;qualifying pregnancy resource centers&#8221; to the list of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2100788,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2100786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2100786","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2100786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2100786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2100788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2100786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2100786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2100786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}