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‘Pro-Life’ Board Member Lobbies Against Bill to Abolish Abortion+ Sucessfully Shuts it Down
Protestia ^ | August 23, 2023 | staff

Posted on 08/23/2023 1:49:05 AM PDT by Morgana

Three days ago, Ohio Right to Life (ORTL) terminated their communications director Elizabeth Marbach for sharing the gospel on Twitter and the great sin of calling out a particularly noxious pro-choice activist by describing them as a “murderous liar” for spreading pro-baby-killing propaganda. Led by compromised men and weak-willed women, this is the same pro-life group that refused to support any abolitionist legislation because it punished women for killing their babies, taking an active role in blocking these bills from becoming law.

Well, they’re at it again.

A new report from The Sentinel reveals that Mike McGuire, one of ORTL’s board members who also works as a Senior Republican aid, has been working behind the scenes to crush a bill to abolish abortion that the abolitionist group End Abortion Ohio crafted.

The proposed abolitionist legislation would treat abortion like murder and punish all without partiality, making no distinction between women who kill their preborn babies in the womb and those who kill their postbirth babies out of the womb.

But pro-life board member McGuire finds this intolerable, and ORTL is on record saying they will “continue to oppose legislative and policy initiatives that criminalize women who seek abortion.” Consequently, McGuire has been appearing at legislative meetings to lobby against the bill and apply the squeeze to malleable party members. Joining forces with ORTL is The Center for Christian Virtue, an ideologically aligned co-belligerent that is the largest “Christian public policy organization” in the state.

This one-two pressure punch eventually convinced Republican legislator Bill Dean to pull his support, despite initially pledging to introduce the bill, ensuring its demise. End Abortion Ohio laments:

Our bill, the Abolition of Abortion in Ohio Act, was poised to be introduced on September 13th. This would have been Ohio’s first bill of complete and total abolition. It would have guaranteed equal protection to the preborn and criminalized the act of abortion.

On Saturday, Rep. Dean told us that he will no longer introduce the bill this September.

Sadly, our opposition has not come from the pro-abortion side but from Ohio’s trusted pro-life organizations.

End Abortion Ohio President Austin Beigel was circumspect about ORTL’s gambit, explaining: “To say that I am heartbroken is an understatement, but this betrayal did not surprise God. What man meant for evil, God intends for good.”


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: abortion; billdean; elizabethmarbach; mikemcguire; ohio; ohiorighttolife; ortl; plannedbutcherhood; plannedparenthood; prolife; righttolife; scotus
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1 posted on 08/23/2023 1:49:05 AM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

If he hadn’t, he would have been out of a job.


2 posted on 08/23/2023 1:58:36 AM PDT by Jonty30 (If liberals were truth tellers, they'd call themselves literals. )
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To: Jonty30

They need to fire him anyway


3 posted on 08/23/2023 2:01:56 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor. )
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To: Morgana

Not good to call evil good....


4 posted on 08/23/2023 2:02:07 AM PDT by exnavy (Grow your faith, and have the courage to use it.)
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To: Morgana

Typical infiltration. Controlled opposition. Worked perfectly getting inside the NRA. Now used everywhere.


5 posted on 08/23/2023 2:53:17 AM PDT by Dogbert41 (“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” -Matthew 5:9)
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To: Morgana

National Right To Life has been fronting for the Republican Establishment GOP-E RINO’s for decades.

NRL and state affiliates like the one in Ohio are associates of the Business Backed Moderate Political Machine.


6 posted on 08/23/2023 3:18:02 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Morgana

Another worthless repugnicant.
Case in point the case in front of the Texas Supreme Court right now regarding fetal rights. Ken Paxton is another feckless repugnicant.

You denying a woman health care to have an abortion

You denying a fetus health care to not be murdered.

Shakespeare was right when he said let’s kill all the lawyers.


7 posted on 08/23/2023 3:22:42 AM PDT by Bjorn218
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To: Morgana

I know some people will be upset with me over this, but in this society at this time, attempting to completely ban abortion will GUARANTEE a Democrat sweep in the next election.

We can ban 3rd trimester. We may be able to encroach on the 2nd. But a 1st trimester ban will just get Democrats elected who will immediately repeal it.

We made progress when we focused on making it unpopular to be an abortionist and shut down clinics one by one.


8 posted on 08/23/2023 3:26:04 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)
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To: SauronOfMordor

You’re right. The complete banning of abortion at this point in time is no more than virtue signaling.

It IS virtuous, and ending all abortion is a righteous goal, but it won’t happen now. Women themselves have to buy in to the evil that is murdering small humans. Their hearts must be changed before that will happen.

Hearts won’t be changed until the country returns to Christ and founding principles.

The country won’t return to Christ if First Amendment rights are quashed in the area of religion and people can’t hear the Gospel. And they’re being quashed now, every single day.

It’s going to be a long haul before we see the end of abortion.


9 posted on 08/23/2023 3:39:33 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: Jonty30

Exactly right! The pro-life voters have suddenly disappeared.
Six different pro-abortion ballot measures have appeared since the Roe V. Wade overturn. Everyone passed with flying colors.

Pro-lifers are staying home, leaving pro-life candidates in a lurch.


10 posted on 08/23/2023 3:46:32 AM PDT by MMusson
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To: Morgana

“Led by compromised men and weak-willed women, this is the same pro-life group that refused to support any abolitionist legislation”

Funny, I just recently had a response from one of our own that would fit this bill. They call themselves ProLife, too.


11 posted on 08/23/2023 3:47:45 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: Morgana

Sounds like an absolutely idiotic bill, the sort that could never in a billion years pass and permanently scorch the earth to prevent any reasonable legislation from passing.


12 posted on 08/23/2023 4:18:44 AM PDT by dangus
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To: Morgana

I’m not sure that I understand. You’re saying a pro life man lobbied against the bill that would prosecute a woman who had an abortion for murder?

Is the bill saying an abortion at anytime? Or after 12 weeks?

Does the bill prosecute the doctor who performs the abortion?

I thought that pretty much all states are allowing legal abortions up to 12 weeks.


13 posted on 08/23/2023 5:16:54 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: Morgana
Young girl humiliates and destroys school board over "hurt feelings"

Enjoy...what even a child can do.

14 posted on 08/23/2023 5:35:58 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: All
The Hurt Feelings Report! Hilarious!


15 posted on 08/23/2023 5:40:59 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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Tom MacDonald - "Fake Woke"
They so fake woke, facts don't care 'bout feelings
They know they won't tell me what to believe in
They so fake woke, same old safe zones
They so fake woke, facts don't care 'bout your feelings
16 posted on 08/23/2023 5:50:39 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36
Tom Macdonald & Madchild - "Killing The Neighbors"
17 posted on 08/23/2023 5:51:56 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: SauronOfMordor

I agree with you. Conservatives were correct that this is a State issue. Leave it at that.


18 posted on 08/23/2023 5:53:43 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (Ephesians 6:10 - 18)
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To: philman_36

Tom MacDonald and MadChild...driving liberals crazy!


19 posted on 08/23/2023 5:54:37 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36

Smashing leftist ideologies and cutting through the forest of BS!


20 posted on 08/23/2023 5:56:19 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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