Ohio Right to Life

Ohio Right to Life is an anti-abortion activist group based in Columbus, Ohio. It was established in 1967 by Jack Willke and his wife, Barbara.[1][2] Its president is Michael Gonidakis, who Ohio Governor John Kasich controversially appointed to the state medical board in 2012.[3] The organization has drawn criticism from other anti-abortion groups for not supporting fetal heartbeat bills, which it considers to be too drastic a challenge to Roe v. Wade. Instead, they favor "chipping away" at Roe incrementally, beginning with laws banning abortion after 20 weeks' gestation.[4] Because of its opposition to heartbeat bills, Willke himself criticized the organization in 2011, saying, "...after nearly 40 years of abortion on demand, it's time to take a bold step forward."[5] The organization has attempted to lobby the Ohio state legislature to ban dilation and evacuation.[6]

Ohio Right to Life
FounderJohn C. Willke
TypeNon-governmental organization
PurposeActivism
HeadquartersColumbus, Ohio
President
Michael Gonidakis
Director of Legislative Affairs
Jessica Warner
Director of Communications
Allie Frazier
Vice President and Executive Director
Stephanie Ranade Krider
Websitewww.ohiolife.org

References
  1. "Right to Life opens Ross County chapter". Detroit Free Press. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  2. Eaton, Emilie (2015-02-21). "Cincinnati Right to Life founder dies". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  3. Gross, Allie (2015-12-02). "John Kasich's Quiet Campaign To Cut Abortion Access". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  4. Thompson, Chrissie (2016-12-12). "Ohio's 'heartbeat' abortion bill poses Kasich's first test in Trump era". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  5. Eckholm, Erik (2011-12-04). "Ohio Bill Splits Anti-Abortion Forces on Legal Tactics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  6. Borchardt, Jackie (2017-02-09). "Ohio Right to Life seeks to ban most abortions after 13 weeks". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
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