Staten Island, NY – There is no valid reason to oppose anti-coerced
abortion legislation pending in the Ohio House say leaders of the Silent No
More Awareness Campaign, the world’s largest network of women and men harmed
by abortion. The measure, expected to be voted upon by the House Health
Committee today, would require an abortion clinic to post a sign stating
that it is against the law for anyone to force a woman to have an abortion.
“Going through a voluntary abortion is horrific enough. We should do
everything we can to insure that a woman is not being coerced into this life
changing surgery by a boyfriend or abusive husband,” said Georgette Forney,
Co-Founder of the SNMAC. “Whether someone calls himself pro-choice or
pro-life, there’s simply no option but to support H.B. 280.”
“The title of the bill says it all,” added Janet Morana, another SNMAC
Co-Founder. “Protecting pregnant women from coercion and violence should
receive unanimous support from the Ohio legislature. There’s no excuse for
domestic violence and there’s no excuse for opposing this woman-friendly
legislation.”
Since the launching of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign in 2003,
2,326 women and men have shared their testimonies publicly at over 200
gatherings in 44 states and six countries where more than 15,000 spectators
have heard the truth about abortion’s negative aftereffects. More than 4,100
people are registered to be Silent No More. Raising awareness about the
hurtful aftermath of abortion and the help that is available to cope with
the pain are two of the Campaign’s goals.
The Silent No More Awareness Campaign is a joint project of Anglicans
for Life and Priests for Life. For more information, please visit our
website:
www.silentnomoreawareness.org
