Jon Cross | |
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| Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives from the 83rd district | |
| In office January 3, 2019 –January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Sprague |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 7,1979 |
| Party | Republican |
| Residence | Findlay,Ohio |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
Jon Cross (born December 7,1979) is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives. Cross is a Republican.
In 2018,Cross won a Republican primary to succeed Robert Sprague in the Ohio House of Representatives. Cross would then win a general election. [1]
In 2019,Cross 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". [2] [3] [4] Reimplantation of an ectopic pregnancy is not a recognized or medically feasible procedure. [2] [5]