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Ohio senators present dueling proposals to mark Jan. 22 as 'Day of Tears' or 'Reproductive Freedom Day'
Summary
At a Senate General Government Committee meeting, sponsors offered competing first hearings: Sen. Steve Huffman proposed SB 220 to recognize Jan. 22 as a 'day of tears' mourning lives lost after Roe v. Wade; Sen. DeMora offered SB 222 to mark Jan. 22 as 'Reproductive Freedom Day' celebrating bodily autonomy. Both bills received only sponsor testimony and no committee questions.
Senators in the Senate General Government Committee offered competing visions for marking Jan. 22 in Ohio.
Senator Dr. Steve Huffman introduced Senate Bill 220, saying the bill “recognized January 22 of each year as the day of tears to mourn the lives lost as a result of abortion and the 01/22/1973 Supreme Court decision of Roe versus Wade.” Huffman cited an estimate that “more than 64,000,000 lives…
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