{"id":300864,"date":"2023-10-31T10:37:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T15:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=300864"},"modified":"2023-10-30T17:34:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T22:34:23","slug":"influential-out-state-funnel-millions-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/influential-out-state-funnel-millions-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"Influential out-of-state pro-abortion groups funnel millions toward Ohio’s Issue 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As voters in Ohio prepare to vote on Issue 1, a ballot measure that would enshrine the “right” to abortion in the state’s constitution, new campaign finance filings are revealing that pro-abortion groups in favor of the amendment have both outearned and outspent their pro-life opponents by a large margin, with the largest donations coming from groups outside<\/em> Ohio.<\/p>\n

The reporting shows<\/a> that Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights, the group behind the ballot measure, raised more than $39.2 million this year through mid-October and spent $26.2 million. More than $28.7 million of the money received came from cash donations since August. Nearly $20 million was spent<\/a> on television ads in support of the measure.<\/p>\n

In contrast, the pro-life campaign led by Protect Women Ohio raised nearly $27 million as of mid-October, spending just under $24.3 million. The group has received $16.8 million of its donations since the summer. The group spent nearly $16.5 million on its own ads.<\/p>\n