Our MissionScioto County Right to Life exists to promote and defend the right to life of all innocent human beings, from the time of fertilization until natural death.
Contact usEmail us at: [email protected]
Phone: (740) 353-1633 Address: P.O. Box 42, Portsmouth, OH 45662 Officers 
Scioto County Right to Life officers are as follows:
President - Kandi Temple Vice President: Mindy Kaskey Secretary/Treasurer - Cindy Craft Public Relations - Angie Duduit Find us on Facebook
AffiliationWe are the Scioto County affiliate of Ohio Right to Life which is the state affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee.
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Our VisionWe strive to create a culture where every child is welcomed into the world and protected by law; where every pregnant mother receives the help she needs to face an unplanned pregnancy; and where every terminally-ill person has access to decent pain relief and is protected from being killed by euthanasia and assisted suicide.
2023 Ohio Abortion ReportThe Ohio Department of Health's 2023 Ohio Induced Abortion Report was released in September 2024. This report, which represents the most recent statistics available, revealed an increase in the number of abortions since the 2022 report. A total of 22,000 abortions were reported in the state of Ohio, up from 18,488 the previous year.
Abortions increased approximately 40% amongst minors and were overwhelmingly performed on Black women, with that demographic undergoing 43.9% percent of all abortions in Ohio. Black Ohioans comprise approximately 13.0% of Ohio’s total population. As a note of comparison, there was a 15 percent decrease in abortions from 2021 to 2022 that was directly tied to when Ohio's Heartbeat Law, which protected babies with beating hearts, was in effect from June to September, proving that pro-life laws save lives. Scioto County experienced almost a 60% increase in abortions from the previous year. There were 47 Scioto County pre-born babies aborted in 2023 as compared to 28 in 2022. This is the equivalent of two school classrooms of children. White women, age 20-29, make up 53% of this total. “These death statistics are heartbreaking as abortion continues to target minorities and tragically now our school-aged children,” said Mike Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right to Life. “The number of women traveling to Ohio to have an abortion has doubled which has led to the spike in the number of total induced abortions in our State. Ohio, sadly is becoming a destination state for aborting babies,” said Gonidakis. “The sad reality is that 22,000 reported abortions in Ohio does not meet the liberal definition of ‘safe, legal and rare. While the abortion industry ignores the health care needs of women, Ohio Right to Life and Ohio’s 123 pregnancy centers will continue to offer a health care and social service safety net to women and their children,” said Gonidakis. Cuyahoga, Franklin, and Hamilton counties all saw increases in the number of abortions performed in 2023, and Montgomery County saw the largest increase overall. Ohio Right to Life and all of its statewide partners will continue to advance innovative solutions to help women have their child and raise their child in a healthy environment. We are 100% committed to our mission and we will see to it that the day comes when Ohio’s abortion report simply reads "zero." To read the 2023 Ohio Abortion Report, click on the cover below. 
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