1. United States
2. Ohio
3. Letter

Vote no on House Bill 754. This bill creates government overreach that Ohioans rejected when we passed the abortion rights amendment with 57% of the vote in 2023. HB 754 would force the state to track every pregnancy from six weeks onward through mandatory "certificates of life" and require registration of all miscarriages and pregnancy losses at any gestational age. This creates a statewide pregnancy registry that authorities could use to monitor and investigate pregnancy outcomes. Birth certificates already document live births. The state has no business tracking pregnancies that don't result in live births. People experiencing miscarriages and stillbirths need medical care and support, not mandatory government paperwork filed within 10 days. This bill adds bureaucratic burden during devastating personal loss while building the infrastructure for pregnancy surveillance. Rep. Schmidt claims this doesn't interfere with our constitutional amendment, but a government database tracking every pregnancy outcome is exactly the kind of monitoring that threatens reproductive freedom. Ohioans made our position clear in 2023. Respect that vote and reject HB 754.