770 - Peace & Life: Shameful Ohio Ad - October 30, 2026
Mudslinging Goes Cruel
The “battle” metaphor used for elections is unhelpful, and many ads can be quite mean. However, the ad in the Ohio governor’s race that Vivek Ramaswamy ran using Amy Acton’s estranged mother was so stunning that there were plenty of fellow Republicans that condemned it. The state’s largest newspaper broke its no-endorsement policy to endorse Acton because of how disgusted they were with an ad where sexual abuse of a child is weaponized against her as an adult.
But the problem this controversy highlights, a mother who doesn’t prevent the sexual abuse of her own daughter by her husband or live-in boyfriend, is very real. Abortion plays a part, since it helps cover up the crime. Usually, it’s the abuser that takes the girl in to get the abortion, but a little digging comes up with these cases where it was her mother:
The Tovar case in Tucson Arizona: M.G. was abused by her stepfather. Her mother arranged for an abortion at Planned Parenthood, which never reported it (as legally required), and the mother remained with the stepfather. The abuse continued.
The Woods case in San Diego, CA: the fifteen-year-old C.C. was taken for a second-trimester abortion by her mother, who was aware C.C. was impregnated by her live-in boyfriend.
The Smith case in Norwich, CT: the father-figure live-in boyfriend Scott abused Smith, and when she became pregnant at the age of 12, her mother blamed her.
These come from research only on Planned Parenthood, not other abortion facilities. For a fuller list of court documents and newspaper stories, see the Problems at Planned Parenthood index, section on sexual abuse.
Referendums Coming Up Next Tuesday
You can get a final refresher for ballot measures we’re tracking before November 3, and a record of results immediately after at:
The post-election plan is for available results for each referendum will be posted on the home page, and also on their own state page, by 8 AM Central Time on Wednesday. The results will be updated as needed until there are clear results for each referendum.
Peace Vigil in Washington, DC
November 14
We’ll gather for our quarterly peace vigil to protest nuclear weapons on Saturday, November 14, from 10 am to 12 pm, in Washington, DC, at the corner of 15th and E Streets NW (by the General Sherman statue).
We’ll have signs and literature to distribute, but please bring any peace-themed signs or banners of your own. Contact John Whitehead at jwwhiteh@yahoo.com with any questions.
No Nuke Use
Back from the Brink has sponsored a petition for organizations (deadline passed) called Global Civil Society Demands US Congress Act to Prevent the Use of Nuclear Weapons Against Iran. The Consistent Life Network signed. We encourage you to read it.
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Quote of the Week
John Cavanaugh-O’Keefe
Pro-life Democrat: 50 Brief Insights, An Apologia, p. 21
If you had to make a choice – that is, you had to decide where to allocate money and time – would you rather win Illinois or the labor movement? Would you rather win California or the feminist movement? Texas or the peace movement? New England or immigrants? Sure, it does make sense to think about how to win state by state; but it also makes sense to think about how to move forward movement by movement.
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