Alter and Carroll High School students "marching" for LIFE!

March for Life

Each year Dayton Right to Life sponsors groups to attend the March for Life in Washington D.C. This annual March marks the anniversary of the Roe vs Wade United States Supreme Court decision on January 22, 1973. We encourage schools, churches, and community groups to participate in the March and attend the other pro-life activities in our nation’s capital. Dayton Right to Life typically has 3-4 buses with over 150 attendees.

Take the bus to D.C. with the St. Anthony/Holy Angels Respect Life Committee
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​Dayton Right to Life's Margie Christie addressing the Defund Planned Parenthood rally in Cincinnati in July 2015.

Protesting Planned Parenthood

Dayton Right to Life Society coordinates with other groups to promote awareness and bring local attention to the nation's largest abortion provider. The Planned Parenthood facility in Dayton does not perform surgical abortions, but does receive public funds from Montgomery County. For more information on Planned Parenthood's unsavory history and tactics, read here. To learn more about corporate sponsors of Planned Parenthood on "The Boycott List", read here.

Local activists announce their opposition to Wright State Physicians' support of late-term abortionist Martin Haskell, picketing outside their headquarters on the campus of Wright State University.

Protesting Wright State Physicians

Abortion is currently possible in Dayton only because of the active support provided by the Wright State Physicians to local abortionist Martin Haskell. Local hospitals have steadfastly refused to enter into a written transfer agreement with Haskell's abortion clinic, as required by Ohio law. However, a series of "emergency back-up" agreements between Haskell and Wright State Physicians has allowed his abortion clinic to remain open. For details on this relationship, read here. Dayton Right to Life Society, along with other local activists, continues to protest the action by Wright State Physicians, by mail campaigns, sidewalk campaigns, and other means.

National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children

Dayton's historic Woodland Cemetery is one of only two gravesites in Ohio, and only 47 in the United States, where the remains of aborted babies are buried. There, Dayton Right to Life Society maintains two gravesites where a total of seven aborted infants are buried. Each year in September we host a community memorial service to mourn these children and remember all the victims of abortion. Access The National Day of Remembrance website here. See a map of the main gravesite at Woodland Cemetery. Our Woodland gravesites are also the location for community Roe v. Wade events each January.

Speakers at the 2014 National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children in September 2014 at Dayton's Woodland Cemetery.

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U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan with Dayton Right to Life staff at the 2019 March for Life in Washington D.C.

​Legislative Outreach and Education

The Dayton Right to Life Society regularly meets with elected and appointed officials on all LIFE issues pertaining to the Miami Valley and State of Ohio. We provide ongoing education for these officials, as well as the community, on LIFE issues ranging from conception to natural death.

U.S. Representative Brad Wenstrup speaking at the July 2021 Legislative Meet N Greet.

Statewide Outreach

In addition to local outreach, Dayton Right to Life collaborates in statewide grassroots efforts with other pro-life organizations. Dayton Right to Life is a charter member of the Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio (RTLACO). The core principles of RTLACO are:

1. We are dedicated to building an authentic grassroots organization. Our coalition will foster and encourage direct member input and representation at every stage.
2. We believe that a statewide organization should work to empower its local Pro-life member organizations to maximize their impact in the communities they serve and to assist them in developing the next generation of Pro-life leaders.
3. We are convinced that a statewide association should reflect the consensus views of its member organizations.

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Dayton Right to Life advocates for pro-life legislation and pro-life candidates with and through RTLACO.

Learn more about Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio: http://www.rtlaohio.org/