Anti-Violence Policy
Ohio Right to Life Society’s Proclamation Against Violence
WHEREAS, we live in a society where violence, including the violence of abortion, is often portrayed, or used, as the solution to our personal or public problems; and
WHEREAS, we are frequently faced with people, in all walks of life, who act out this violence in schools and other public venues; and
WHEREAS, there have been a number of acts of violence perpetrated against abortion industry personnel and facilities; and
WHEREAS, all legitimate pro-life organizations, including Ohio Right to Life, are committed to the peaceful, legal, social and political reform of our culture to affirm and protect all human life, and are unalterably opposed to any form of violence against abortion industry personnel and facilities;
The Ohio Right to Life Society hereby issues this Proclamation:
WE DECLARE that the deliberate killing of an innocent human being, from fertilization to natural death, is always wrong. This belief is the essence of what it means to be pro-life; and
WE DECLARE that the pro-life movement acknowledges that every individual human being possesses an inherent dignity and the inalienable right to life.
WE DECLARE that it is the purpose of the pro-life movement to restore full legal protection to all human beings, from fertilization to natural death, using peaceful and prayerful means in the pursuit of that goal.
In the furtherance of this purpose, we call on:
Our elected officials, at all levels of government, to endorse and work for the passage of a Human Life Amendment to state and federal constitutions that would recognize basic human rights inherent to every human being from fertilization to natural death;
The entertainment industry to stop the glorification of violence on TV, in the movies, in video games and elsewhere;
The news media to accurately report the total aversion to violence of all major pro-life groups in this nation;
The abortion industry to stop the violence against helpless children, both born and unborn;
Every pro-lifer to reject violence and those who commit violent acts; and
Every citizen of the United States to reject the easy solution of violence in any form, and to patiently labor to build a society of equality, freedom, life and justice for all.
The Board of Ohio Right to Life Society
Adopted May 5, 2001
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