Ohio State Representative, 31st District - Scott Gehring (R)

The 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, did more than just "legalize" abortion on demand; they prohibited virtually any federal, state or local laws from protecting pre-born children from death by abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy.

1. Do you support reversal of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton?

   Yes
   I am looking forward to taking the lead in Columbus on banning all forms of abortion in Ohio.

2. Do you support state legislation to ban abortion-on-demand from fertilization to birth?

   Yes, with exceptions
   Only in rare cases when it is medically certain that the mother’s life is at stake will I accept a legal abortion.

3. Do you support legislation prohibiting use of tax money for organizations that promote or perform abortions?

   Yes

4. Do you support medical standards, regulations, and inspection of abortion facilities?

   Yes

5. Do you support legislation prohibiting the killing of human embryos by extracting their stem cells for scientific research?

   Yes

6. Do you support legislation prohibiting all cloning of human beings?

   Yes

7. Do you support legislation prohibiting assisted suicide in Ohio?

   Yes

8. Will you oppose any legislation or regulation (e.g., campaign finance reform) that has the purpose or effect of restricting, penalizing, chilling, discouraging or prohibiting citizens from contacting their elected representatives or urging others to do so on issues of importance to them?

   Yes
   It is the duty of all elected officials to maintain an open dialogue with their constituency. Any legislation that would compromise the ability of a constituent to contact their elected officials is undemocratic.

9. List all the organizations to which you have contributed time or money in the past four years.

   Boy Scouts of America
   Cincinnati Recreation Commission
   Cincinnati City Council
   Elder High School
   Westwood Civic Association