It just takes one. One commercial could make a difference with Issue 1 in Ohio.
An ad shedding light on the ugly truths in late term abortion in Ohio is gaining steam as it airs through Election Day. The organization Created Equal first aired the ad featuring abortion survivor, speaker, and author Claire Culwell during the September 27 GOP debates in the state. It continued to air in selected markets until early voting on October 11.
Ohio voters could decide on November 7 to make the red state one of the most pro-abortion states in the United States if a majority chooses to vote yes on Issue 1.
A 'yes' vote would “establish a state constitutional right to ‘make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions, ‘including decisions about abortion, contraception, fertility treatment, miscarriage care, and continuing pregnancy, and allow the state to restrict abortion after fetal viability, except when ‘necessary to protect the pregnant patient’s life or health,’ according to Ballotpedia.
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The ad shows Culwell opening a photo album and telling the story of her mother who was a “scared teenager” and a doctor who “made a mistake.” Culwell’s mother had a surgical abortion that took the life of Culwell’s twin. And Culwell survived.
“Late term abortion is real,” she tells viewers, adding that these procedures are, “too late, too painful and too extreme,” as she leafs through photos of herself as an infant.
Created Equal provided background info beneath the ad on YouTube.
A quote from Dr. Martin Haskell, an Ohio abortion doctor interviewed by American Medical News (the official newspaper of the American Medical Association) stated 80 percent of late term abortions in Ohio are “purely elective,” while the other 20 percent are for genetic reasons.
Currently a campaign is taking place to keep the ad popping into homes through the November 7 election.
“We are looking to raise enough funding to air the ad again for the two weeks leading up to election day, plus, if funds allow, we may also create another ad,” said Mark Harrington, president of Created Equal. “Created Equal is a 501c3 organization so donations are tax-deductible. Therefore, the ad does not directly advocate for the defeat of Issue 1.”
Harrington added, “I believe delivering the message to voters to ‘Say No To Late-Term Abortion in Ohio’ in the context of the November election should persuade these voters to VOTE NO!”
Tweet This: "Late term abortion is real - and so is the pain" - Claire Culwell in Created Equal ad on Ohio's Issue 1
Voting no will set a stance for other red states considering such an issue.
“Late-term abortion is opposed by most Ohioans,” Harrington said. “Voters need to understand that If Issue 1 passes Ohio will become California on abortion - a destination state for painful, late-term abortions.”
Support for the ad can be made online at the Created Equal website, or by mail at Created Equal PO Box 360502 Columbus, OH 43236.
