Ohio Right To Life on the Web

The Ohio Right to Life organization began it's roots in Cleveland just over 40 years ago. On June 28th, 1967, three Cleveland citizens took the initiative to begin this Pro-life society. Now the issue of pro-life has been wide spread all across the world in any form imaginable, including the World Wide Web. Ohio Right to Life has it's own position on the web in order to educate those concerned, curious, or in dire need of guidance. Current president Tracie Johnson quotes, "Still I pray that our organization will not be necessary for another 40 years; that the atrocity of abortion will end."

There are many other members on the board of the Ohio RTL. They include, Gary Anderson, Christi Dodson, Greg Frank, Kevin Kelly, Patrick Kunklier, Chris Mohr, Marshall Pitchford, Bernie Schlueter, Dr. Dennis Sullivan, and Dr. J.C. Willke. On the website there is a letter from a very dedicated politician towards the Pro-life movement. Jim Jordan has dedicated his life as a politician towards reversing the Roe v. Wade decision.

The website addresses many issues, not just abortion. From infanticide to euthanasia, the site discusses it all. It promotes life from the moment of conception all the way to the end of life due to NATURAL causes. The site begins with it's take on human development. Scientific evidence is also added to the site. "The unborn baby is alive from the moment of fertilization...has a heartbeat at three weeks and brain waves at six weeks...has 46 chromosomes in the cells of his or her body...and can never be repeated after the moment of fertilization...The baby is the same baby, whether inside or outside the uterus."

From here it is obvious what the site feels towards abortion. Abortion terminates the LIFE of a living, growing human being. It is total and complete murder. Since the legalization of Roe v. Wade, at least 47 million unborn children have been legally killed by the violence of abortion.

In today's world, fetal experimentation is an extremely large topic. Fetal tissue transplants, live human embryo research, and embryonic stem cell research are all topics that are unavoidable. Ohio RTL narrows it down to one summary. "If anything can be gained from the cruel atrocities committed against human beings in the la century and a half, it is the lesson that the utilitarian devaluation of one group of human beings for the alleged benefit of others is a price we simply cannot afford to pay." In a nut shell, it just doesn't make sense to take a life for research that can be done in different ways.

Infanticide is another issue that the Ohio RTL website is completely against. "Infanticide is the direct killing-by action or neglect- of a newborn baby." This issue here truly makes no sense at all. If a woman will go through nine months of a life providing for an unborn baby, how can they all of a sudden want nothing to do with the precious life the bore. If for some reason they cannot handle the baby, the option of adoption is 100% available. At this point there is no reason why a mother should be able to kill their week old baby, but yet they would be sent to jail for killing their three year old child. It just doesn't make sense.

The last issue that the site addresses is euthanasia. "Euthanasia is the purposeful killing by act or omission of a depend human being for his/her alleged benefit." Purposeful killing. Something just sounds wrong with that. Purposeful killing is murder, end of discussion. It does not matter if a person is dealing with medical difficulties. If they are alive and purposefully killed, it is MURDER!

The site has many links to go along with its beliefs. It includes descriptions about the board members. On the home page there is a link that leads to video clips of the presidential nominees McCain and Obama. Each senator discusses his position towards the movement for life. Along with everything else, the site provides ways to find local legislators, become a member of the RTL, donate towards the cause, and even a link for help. This is intended for pregnant women who feel trapped or do not know what to do with their new situations.

I am very impressed with this website. I like the way it is set up and the way it explains the many issues. I completely agree with its stance on life and everything it discusses. I really like the link that allows the viewer to see the videos of McCain and Obama. Instead of reading about each of the individuals stance, it is nice to be able to see for myself what each man believes. The clips really narrow down their speeches to the things that I care about. This website addresses very many important things and I believe that it fulfills its duty as a site on the World Wide Web.

All information and quotes are from the website: http://www.ohiolife.org/