Today, the Toledo City Council introduced an ordinance to block life-saving pro-life sidewalk counselors from approaching women considering an abortion outside Toledo’s only abortion facility on West Sylvania Avenue.

 The ordinance is in clear violation of the First Amendment, and will prevent women from hearing from compassionate counselors working to help them learn the truth about unborn life, and their other options outside of abortion.

 YOU can help save lives, and stop this dangerous ordinance from taking effect by contacting the Toledo City Council today, and encouraging them to reject this ordinance, titled the "Impeding Access to Health Care" ordinance.

TAKE ACTION

Send the members of the Toledo City Council a short email using the following Talking Points:

• The proposed buffer-zone ordinance is clearly unconstitutional. Toledo and Lucas County have already spent endless resources on litigation. Instead of wasting more taxpayer dollars on litigation, the city should walk away from this dangerous proposal.

• Children are alive today because of the compassionate work of sidewalk counselors. If you truly believe in “Choice” we should not be passing ordinances that deny women the opportunity to learn about abortion alternatives and support available to young mothers.

• Sidewalk counselors are peaceful. It’s dishonest to claim sidewalk counselors have blocked or denied people access to the abortion facility.

COUNCIL MEMBERS BY DISTRICT

District 1: John Hobbs III - john.hobbs@toledo.oh.gov

District 2: Matt Cherry - matt.cherry@toledo.oh.gov

District 3: Theresa Gadus - theresa.gadus@toledo.oh.gov

District 4: Vanice S. Williams - vanice.williams@toledo.oh.gov

District 5: Sam Melden - sam.melden@toledo.oh.gov

District 6: Chris Delaney - chris.delaney@toledo.oh.gov

AT-LARGE COUNCIL MEMBERS

Dr. Cecelia Adams - cecelia.adams@toledo.oh.gov

Rob Ludeman - rob.ludeman@toledo.oh.gov

Nick Komives - nick.komives@toledo.oh.gov

Cerssandra McPherson - cerssandra.mcpherson@toledo.oh.gov

Katie Moline - katie.moline@toledo.oh.gov

Dr. Tiffany M. Preston-Whitman - tiffany.whitman@toledo.oh.gov

Special thanks to our friends at Toledo Right to Life and the Diocese of Toledo for leading the charge in Lucas County to fight back against this dangerous and life-threatening ordinance!

For more information, contact CCV at 513-733-5775 or info@ccv.org.

 As Ohio’s largest Christian public policy organization, Center for Christian Virtue seeks the good of our neighbors by advocating for public policy that reflects the truth of the Gospel. 

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