Anti-abortion group visits Dayton seeking support for Issue 1

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : In either scenario, anti-abortion organizations could look to amend the constitution in order to enact favorable policy.
52% : Harrington noted that supporting Issue 1 could potentially put anti-abortion groups at a disadvantage if both Issue 1 and the November abortion-rights amendment were to pass -- or if the state legislature were to change its tune on abortion in the future.
49% : A Baldwin Wallace University "Ohio Pulse" poll from October 2022 showed 59.1% of respondents in favor of enshrining abortion protections in the Ohio constitution; a June 2023 Scripps News / YouGov poll showed 58% of respondents in support of protecting "protect an individual's right to make their own decisions about issues like abortion, contraception and fertility treatment."
48% :Harrington contends that, despite the polling, the abortion-rights amendment that will likely be on the November ballot is out of step with Ohioans' general opinion on abortion -- but conceded that most people do support abortion access within the first trimester, or 12 weeks, of a pregnancy.
46% : While Issue 1's support is broader than just anti-abortion organizations -- including the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Business, the Ohio Pork Council and the Ohio Farm Bureau -- Harrington said his group's support is hinged on abortion.
42% : "For us, it's about abortion, as you know," Harrington said.
34% : Harrington said a majority vote in November on the abortion-rights amendment would "maybe" be a fair indicator of the state's stance on abortion, but that statewide votes on public issues as tightly contested as abortion can be easily swayed by campaigns backed by big money.

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