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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Community Education Events

Thank you to our volunteers who helped us set up this educational display!

​Cemetery of the Innocents Project

Dayton Right to Life’s Cemetery of the Innocents Project has been done in past years by St. Luke and Ascension Parishes. The Church of the Ascension has had the display for several years during Respect Life month on their property on Woodman Drive.
In the fall of 2016, Dayton Right to Life joined their efforts in expanding and promoting this educational display to other locations. It will continue to be displayed at Ascension Church each October.

The purpose of this display is to encourage and educate the community to pray for the victims of abortions. The crosses represent the sheer numbers, and signs encourage prayer for the parents, grandparents, the innocent children themselves, and many others affected by these tragic “choices.”

Since Roe vs. Wade over 60 million* lives have been lost to abortion and many others scarred for life. Pray for ALL the victims of abortion. For more information on this project, contact Dave Hoenie at [email protected].
*60 million does not include chemical abortions and states like California who do not report their numbers to the CDC.
If you or someone you know has been affected by an abortion, post-abortion healing is available.  Contact Project Rachel for more information:
Cincinnati Project Rachel Hotline:  513.784.0531
or [email protected]
National Project Rachel Hotline:  1-888-456-Hope

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.

2022 Event Flyer

​​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.
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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.

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/