Ohio Legislator Became Pro-Choice After Listening To Women’s Stories
(hope this is for real, and not just a vote-garnering ploy)
Ohio Legislator Became Pro-Choice After Listening To Womens Stories
Tim Ryan, Democratic U.S. Representative for Ohios 13th congressional district, declared in an op-ed piece yesterday that hes changed his stance on abortion after listening to womens stories.
Ryan now is pro-choice, explaining in his op-ed that abortion is not a partisan issue, but a personal one. He credited conversations with women across Ohio and their varied stories of financial hardship
Where government does have the ability to play a significant role is in giving women and families the tools they need to prevent unintended pregnancies by expanding education and access to contraception. We must get past the ignorance, fear and yes discrimination against women that lead to restrictions on contraception and age-appropriate sex education, Ryan wrote in his op-ed for the Akron Beacon Journal. Ryans piece touched on other issues as well, including access to contraception and age-appropriate sex education.
Lana Moresky, a long-time activist in Ohio who currently serves on the steering committee of the Cuyahoga Democratic Womens Caucus, applauds Ryans change, telling FMF in a phone interview, We in Ohio are absolutely thrilled that hes been able to come to this position.
Its very significant, and the more and more people think deeply about (the issue), more people come to this conclusion, Moresky said. She also noted that to admit change is a humbling thing to do and hopes that Ryans change of mind will encourage others to do the same. We want to show the support of people who change. This encourages others to change (so) its really important to accept them with open arms. Im very excited about it.
http://feminist.org/blog/index.php/2015/01/29/ohio-legislator-became-pro-choice-after-listening-to-womens-stories/