An Analysis & Exposé of SB309
On October 28th, SB309, the APPLE Act (Abortion Pill Provider Liability Education Act) was introduced into the Ohio Senate. SB 309 would require a woman prescribed mifepristone be notified, in writing, about the risk of complications associated with taking the drug and her right to sue in specific cases.
Although SB309 is being hailed as a life-affirming piece of legislation, let’s look at the actual language of the bill.
1). The current text of the bill mandates that, “[T]he health care provider or the health care provider's agent provides the pregnant woman with written instructions and information on the abortion-inducing drug.”
Analysis:
SB309 would require that the State of Ohio mandate that abortionists give instructions to women for how to murder their children with mifepristone.
2). The information which would be required under this legislation to be put on mifepristone begins with, “If you decide to take an abortion-inducing drug to end your pregnancy the state of Ohio wants you to be aware…”
Analysis:
Notice the language that SB309 would require the State of Ohio to use in describing abortion: “to end your pregnancy…” Abolitionists love to say that the law is a tutor, and this is a perfect example of the law hiding the truth and using euphemistic language to describe an abominable act that should be condemned by any civilized society. Notice too that in SB309, the state is content with the shedding of innocent blood. The bill simply seeks to alert the perpetrator to the risks of the act and to point out the potential monetary gain they could obtain if the situation takes an unexpected turn. SB309 compels the State of Ohio to abandon its rightful role as God’s servant of justice.
3). “If you decide to take an abortion-inducing drug to end your pregnancy, the state of Ohio wants you to be aware that you and your family may hold the manufacturer, distributor, your health care provider, and the health care facility financially accountable…if the medication fails to terminate the pregnancy which results in a failed abortion or requires surgical intervention.”
Analysis:
In SB309, the State of Ohio permits you to sue if the medicine that the abortionist provides fails to kill the child. Clearly, the murder of the child is portrayed as the hopeful and positive outcome in this scenario! How would this not incentivize the drug manufacturers to produce drugs more efficient at killing?
Conclusion:
SB309 is hailed as a life-affirming bill, and is supported by Ohio Right to Life and Center for Christian Virtue. But when one looks beneath the surface, it is clear that it is anything but life-affirming––in fact, it incentivizes the abortion industry. In his own sponsor testimony for SB309, Senator Koehler stated, “[T]his legislation does not impede or hinder a women’s ability to access a chemical abortion, but it ensures that she is fully educated on the risks associated with these drugs and her and her family’s right to seek recourse should complications arise.”
What’s more is that this bill is sponsored by Senator Kyle Koehler, who had a meeting with End Abortion Ohio and an abolitionist pastor from Xenia in March of 2025. In this meeting, Senator Koehler was presented with the draft text of the Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act.
The point is that Senator Koehler has been exposed to equal protection, and yet he still decided to file a pro-life bill that is riddled with corruption.
SB309 is not unlike other pro-life bills, once you look beneath the surface. Instead of regulating abortion as healthcare, we need to acknowledge its true nature - the shedding of innocent blood - and treat it consistent with its nature by abolishing it. Contact Senator Koehler’s office and ask him to rescind SB 309 and put forward an equal protection bill in its place.
