I will fight every day for a woman’s right to safe, accessible, and affordable reproductive care

On January 22, 1973, in Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the Fourteenth Amendment protects a woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy. This decision was a resounding victory for women’s rights, arguably the most important one since women earned the right to vote in 1920. Finally, women could receive reproductive care administered by competent providers, not just for abortions, but for fertility, miscarriage, and other reproductive needs. Gone were the days of so-called back-alley abortions, performed under unsafe conditions by unqualified practitioners who mercilessly exploited the fear and pain of young, desperate women.

That is, until June 24, 2022. On that fateful day, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Court issued a 6-3 judgment that reversed Roe v. Wade, once again relegating reproductive care to the back alleyway and turning the clock on women’s rights back nearly 50 years.

I am Vanessa Enoch, and I am challenging Warren Davidson to represent Ohio’s 8th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. I support reproductive rights for women, and Mr. Davidson does not, as evidenced by his numerous statements and lengthy voting record against reproductive freedom. He supported the OH Unborn Heartbeat Protection Amendment, commonly known as the heartbeat bill, which would have prohibited abortions after six weeks— before most women know they’re pregnant. He has earned a National Pro-Life Scorecard grade of A+ from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, whose mission is to end abortion by electing like-minded national leaders.

Davidson is the co-sponsor for a national abortion ban, the Life at Conception Act, which would eliminate reproductive freedom for all women in every state and “implement equal protection for the right to life of each born and preborn human person,” where “person” includes embryos. Should this bill ever become law, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), which brings the joy of parenthood to thousands of infertile couples (86,146 infants born in the U.S in 2021 were IVF babies), would be illegal, and the bill would gut funding for contraception.

Like me, the majority of Ohio voters support reproductive rights for women. This became clear last November, when the voters approved Issue 1 by a wide margin (57-43), making reproductive rights part of the Ohio Constitution and superseding the misguided, unpopular heartbeat law.

If you give me the honor of representing you in Congress, I will fight every day for a woman’s right to safe, accessible, and affordable reproductive care.

Dr. Vanessa Enoch holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy. She is the Democratic Nominee for Congress in Ohio’s 8th District.

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