Columbus, OH - Bernie Moreno bragged about giving “hundreds of thousands of dollars of [his] own money to pro-life causes” and said “spending your own money, that tells you what you actually believe” – which in Moreno’s case, is a total ban on abortion. Moreno has repeatedly supported a national abortion ban, described himself as “100% pro-life with no exceptions,” and voted to ban abortion without exceptions for rape or incest in Ohio last year by voting against Issue 1.

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American Journal: Republican Bernie Moreno flaunts $100K donation to anti-abortion zealots

Jesse Valentine

April 9, 2024

- Ohio U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno bragged at a February forum about donating $100,000 to an anti-abortion group.

- In November 2023, Ohioans voted overwhelmingly in support of Issue 1, a ballot initiative that safeguarded abortion access in the state. Protect Women Ohio, a prominent anti-abortion group, spent millions in a failed bid to defeat the measure. Moreno gave $100,000 to Protect Women Ohio at the height of that campaign. 

- During a Feb. 19 candidate forum at Findlay University, Moreno pointed to the contribution while touting his anti-abortion record.

- “??I’m the only one on the stage that’s actually written a check from their own bank account…I wrote a check from my own bank account for pro life causes. And when you take that action you’re spending your own money, that tells you what you actually believe in that cause.”

- Moreno appeared to boast about the expenditure again during a March 9 interview with a far-right content creator.

- “I’ve given hundreds of thousands of dollars of my own money to pro life causes,” Moreno said. “I’m 100% pro-life myself, unapologetically pro-life.”

- Moreno has voiced support for abortion restrictions that would undermine Issue 1.

- Moreno has also suggested he would not allow abortions exceptions for victims of rape or incest.