Three CCV-backed bills (HB8–Parents' Bill of Rights, HB445–School Religious Released Time, and HB295–The Innocence Act) will go before their respective committees today, Wednesday, April 23, beginning at 3:00 pm. Learn more about these critical bills, contact your lawmakers, and get the links to watch the hearings.

Senate Bill 212 (SB212), sponsored by Senators Stephanie Kunze (R-Dublin) and Bill DeMora (D-Columbus), is scheduled to receive its first hearing before the Senate Financial Institutions and Technology Committee today–Tuesday, April 23–during its 9:30 am session.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed an emergency motion with the State Supreme Court today asking the high court to overturn a broad and harmful decision from Franklin County Court Judge Michael Holbrook blocking House Bill 68 from taking effect.

Just in time to break down two egregious Ohio lawsuits that are exposing Planned Parenthood and the ACLU's hand against women and children, CCV President Aaron Baer, Policy Director David Mahan, and Communications Director Mike Andrews are back together for Volume 10 of The Narrative podcast!

Earlier today, Judge Michal Holbrook, with the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, granted the ACLU's motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to block the CCV-backed Saving Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act and the Save Women’s Sports Act, known as HB68, from becoming effective on Wednesday, April 24.

Earlier today, the Ohio Senate passed CCV-backed House Bill 34 (HB34) with a unanimous vote. Sponsored by Representatives Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) and Angie King (R-Celina), HB34 would exempt nursing mothers from jury duty responsibilities.

This morning, House Bill 183 (HB183) sponsored by Representative Beth Lear (R-Galena) and Representative Adam Bird (R-New Richmond), passed out of the Ohio House Higher Education Committee with a 10-5 vote. It must now head to the full House Chamber for a floor vote.

House Bill 34 (HB34) would exempt nursing mothers from jury duty responsibilities. Sponsored by Representatives Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) and Angie King (R-Celina), HB34 is scheduled to receive a hearing before the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, April 10, at 9:30 am. Watch Center for Christian Virtue Legislative Liaison Nilani Jawahar testify in support of HB34.

The US Supreme Court held arguments on a highly contentious case surrounding abortion drugs in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. | In response to a growing number of women dropping their birth control pills, The Washington Post released articles which alleged there has been a "misinformation explosion" regarding birth control. | Brad Wilcox responds to critics of marriage who claim that it's a "death sentence to men" by sharing the facts that men who get married generally live longer, have more intimacy, make more money, and enjoy happier lives than their unmarried counterparts.

Did you see the exciting news yesterday? Riley Gaines and Chloe Cole are keynoting CCV’s Cincinnati Celebration Gala on Tuesday, May 7! Both of these incredible young women have had tremendous impact on CCV’s work to enact the Saving Adolescents from Experimentation Act and the Save Women's Sports Act (HB 68) earlier this year, including testifying in committee hearings.

We're celebrating the protection of Ohio's children and the passage of the Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act and the Save Women's Sports Act at our 2024 Cincinnati Gala with our featured guests, Riley Gaines and Chloe Cole. Riley and Chloe were both instrumental in getting HB 68 passed into law in Ohio.

CCV President Aaron Baer, Policy Director David Mahan, and Communications Director Mike Andrews answer your questions: Are Ohio elections safe? Is it even worth voting if our elections are rigged? Will EdChoice expansion dilute Christian schools' ability to preach the Gospel and provide a wholesome environment? How can we disagree with love when fellow Christians take different positions on how to respond to LGBT-identifying friends or family What are practical steps we can take to positively impact our culture?

This week on The Narrative, Dr. Carrie Mendoza, an emergency medicine and toxicology physician, joins CCV President Aaron Baer, Policy Director David Mahan, and Communications Director Mike Andrews to unpack how we went from the opioid epidemic to the gender "medicine" scandal revealed by the leaked WPATH Files.

Brad Wilcox, a sociologist and Director of the National Marriage Project, joins CCV President Aaron Baer, Policy Director David Mahan, and Communications Director Mike Andrews on The Narrative to reveal the power of marriage to break the poverty cycle and create thriving, stable communities.

In light of the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling to allow parents to sue for wrongful death if their frozen embryos are destroyed, CCV President Aaron Baer, Policy Director David Mahan, and Communications Director Mike Andrews are joined this week on The Narrative by Emma Waters from The Heritage Foundation to discuss the unregulated, Big Money practice of in vitro fertilization (IVF). Emma and the men break down information about IVF that Christians and all pro-life proponent should know, from the physical risks and complications to the many ethical, moral, and theological issues involved.

The Senate Finance Committee will hold a second hearing on Senate Bill 159 (SB159) today—Tuesday, February 27—during its 2:15 pm session. SB159 establish a nonrefundable tax credit for donations to qualifying pregnancy resource centers. Nilani Jawahar, CCV's Legislative Liaison, will be testifying in support of the bill.

CCV President Aaron Baer, Policy Director David Mahan, and Communications Director Mike Andrews, and Representative Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) discuss the biggest public corruption scandal in Ohio history: the scandal around former House Bill 6. With headlines announcing new indictments everyday, The Narrative unpacks the story.

Today, Center for Christian Virtue announced Vivek Ramaswamy, American business leader, bestselling author, and former Republican presidential candidate, as the keynote for the 2024 Columbus Celebration Gala on Tuesday, April 16. Details on table sponsorships and tickets will be available soon!