Joe.My.God. LGBT News
“For pro lifers, last night was a gut punch. No sugar coating it. Giving up on the unborn is not an option. It’s politically dumb and morally repugnant. Instead, we need to understand why we lost this battle so we can win the war. I was very involved in the ‘no’ campaign for issue 1, so let me share a few insights.
“We’ve spent so much time winning a legal argument on abortion that we’ve fallen behind on the moral argument. I talked to so many decent people who voted yes on Issue 1, and their reasons varied.
“Some described themselves as ‘pro life’ but hated the lack of a rape exception in Ohio law. Some were worried that Ohio law would prevent them from addressing an ectopic pregnancy, or a late term miscarriage.
“Some didn’t understand the ‘viability’ standard in Issue 1, and thought that of course you should be able to abort a ‘non-viable’ pregnancy as that would be a danger to the mother.
“You can criticize the propaganda effort on the other side for lying to people about these issues or confusing the populace, but it suggests we have to do a much better job of persuasion.
“And I’m not just talking about 30 second TV commercials–I’m talking about sustained, years long efforts to show the heart of the pro life movement.” – Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, in a lengthy screed posted to Twitter.
For pro lifers, last night was a gut punch. No sugar coating it.
Giving up on the unborn is not an option. It’s politically dumb and morally repugnant. Instead, we need to understand why we lost this battle so we can win the war.
I was very involved in the “no” campaign for…
— J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) November 8, 2023
“Because if it doesn’t, then the pro-life movement is basically not going to exist, I think, for the next couple of years,” he added
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 8, 2023