Riordan McClain
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 87th district
Assumed office
January 17, 2018
Preceded byWes Goodman
Personal details
Born (1983-10-19) October 19, 1983 (age 40)
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
EducationBluffton University (BA)
University of Findlay (MBA)

Riordan McClain (born October 19, 1983) is an American politician who has served in the Ohio House of Representatives from the 87th district since 2018.[1][2]

In 2019, McClain co-sponsored legislation that would ban abortion in Ohio and criminalize what they called "abortion murder". Doctors who performed abortions in cases of ectopic pregnancy and other life-threatening conditions would be exempt from prosecution only if they "[took] all possible steps to preserve the life of the unborn child, while preserving the life of the woman. Such steps include, if applicable, attempting to reimplant an ectopic pregnancy into the woman's uterus".[3][4][5] Reimplantation of an ectopic pregnancy is not a recognized or medically feasible procedure.[3][6]

References

  1. ^ "Riordan McClain sworn in as State Representative of the 87th Ohio House District". Marion Online. 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  2. ^ "Representative Riordan T. McClain (R) - Biography". Ohiohouse.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  3. ^ a b Glenza, Jessica (November 29, 2019). "Ohio bill orders doctors to 'reimplant ectopic pregnancy' or face 'abortion murder' charges". The Guardian. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  4. ^ Ohio bill would make doctors 'reimplant' ectopic pregnancies (which is impossible) or face 'abortion murder' charges, National Post, November 29, 2019
  5. ^ "House Bill 413 | The Ohio Legislature". www.legislature.ohio.gov.
  6. ^ Rezac, Mary. "Pro-life doctors: Despite Ohio bill, there is no procedure to save ectopic pregnancies". Catholic News Agency.


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