COLUMBUS, Ohio – The following statement can be attributed to Center for Christian Virtue President Aaron Baer following the sentencing of Hassan-James Abbas, who obtained abortion pills online and forced them on his pregnant girlfriend, Jona Affholder, without her consent, resulting in the death of her unborn child:
“This is a horrifying failure of justice. Abbas obtained abortion pills online under his wife’s name, drugged his girlfriend whom he’d gotten pregnant, and murdered her unborn child with the pills. Now he will spend just six months behind bars for his heinous crimes.
“The abortion industry has cried ‘my body, my choice.’ But their online abortion scheme has allowed yet another man to force his choice on his pregnant girlfriend’s and unborn child’s bodies.
“This is all because President Biden changed FDA protocol, enabling predators like Abbas to order abortion pills online without a doctor or pharmacy involved.
“Every candidate running for office must make it clear to Ohioans: Do they think abortion pills should be available online with no doctor involved?
“This isn’t ‘reproductive freedom.’ Jona and her unborn child deserved justice. Every mother and unborn child deserves the protection of our laws.”
“CCV will be demanding action both in Washington, D.C., and Columbus.”
Read about Jona Affholder’s forced abortion in The Free Press.
For more information, contact CCV at 513-733-5775 or contact@ccv.org. For media inquiries, email media@ccv.org.
As Ohio's largest Christian public policy organization, Center for Christian Virtue seeks the good of our neighbors by advocating for public policy that reflects the truth of the Gospel.
