The Sanctity of Life

Every human life is sacred and deserves full protection from conception until natural death. CCV presses that conviction where laws are made, building what works in Ohio, then scaling it to statehouses across the country and equips families and churches to act on it.

Life & Family
The moral claim

Psalm 139:13, ESV:For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.

Every law makes a moral claim and there is no neutral legislation. Every statute assumes something about what a person is, what a family is, and what a society owes the vulnerable. Christians are not intruding on public policy by showing up, the claims are already being made, with or without us.

CCV shows up where those claims are made.

In CCV’s words

What CCV believes, and what it has done

Every human life is created in the image of God and possesses inherent dignity from conception to natural death. Center for Christian Virtue resolutely defends the unborn, elderly, disabled, and vulnerable.

01

Enacting the Heartbeat Bill

CCV was a primary architect and relentless advocate for Ohio’s Heartbeat Bill, signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine, protecting unborn children from the moment a fetal heartbeat is detected.

02

Opposing Abortion Up to Birth

CCV co-led the statewide "Vote No" campaign, marshaling millions of dollars and mobilizing thousands of churches to fiercely oppose the constitutional amendment that established a right to late-term abortion.

03

Regulating Chemical Abortions

CCV has provided vital testimony to the Ohio House Health Committee for legislation restricting dangerous chemical abortion pills and preventing abortion providers from receiving Medicaid dollars.

04

Supporting Pregnancy Centers

CCV actively advocates for state funding in the biennial budget to support pregnancy resource centers, provide ultrasounds, and strengthen vulnerable mothers and families.

The law today

Where the law stands in Ohio.

CCV tracks every bill that touches this issue as it moves: through committee, onto the floor and to the governor’s desk. Featured Ohio bills live in the For Buckeyes area, and older Ohio content on this issue stays searchable in the archive.

Senate Bill 1, enacted

CCV supported the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act through the Ohio Senate in 2025.

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Where CCV stands

Ohio is our proving ground, but America is our mission.

CCV builds, tests and wins state-level battles at home, then scales what works, exporting successful models and deploying resources to state-based allies across the country.

Inside the Advocacy Center
ReportHope and a FutureCCV’s flagship research on the state of family and faith and what the numbers mean for policy.Read more
ReportFamily Structure IndexHow household structure tracks with outcomes for children, state by state.Read more

Part of CCV’s work on The Sanctity of Life

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