Levi Dean
Levi Dean | |
|---|---|
 Dean at the 2024 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation | |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 71st district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Dean |
| Member of the Xenia City Council | |
| In office 2018–2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Parent | Bill Dean (father) |
Levi Dean is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 71st district of the Ohio House of Representatives.
Life and career
[edit]Dean served in the Xenia City Council from 2018 to 2025.[1][2]
In March 2024, Dean defeated Joshua Day, Robert Fudge and Tyler Scott in the Republican primary election for the 71st district of the Ohio House of Representatives.[3] In November 2024, he defeated Krista Magaw in the general election, winning 70 percent of the votes.[4] He succeeded Bill Dean. He assumed office on January 1, 2025.[5]
Abortion Legislation
[edit]In June 2025, Representative Levi Dean co-sponsored the Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act, a proposed bill that would grant full legal personhood to fertilized embryos and criminalize abortion as homicide.[6]
Medical researchers and fertility experts have noted that a majority of fertilized embryos do not survive to birth. Peer-reviewed studies estimate that at least 50%, and in many cases over 70%, of embryos are lost before or shortly after implantation in natural human reproduction.[7][8]
In clinical settings such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), only 40–50% of fertilized eggs develop into blastocysts suitable for transfer.[9] Even when transferred, “good” quality embryos result in live births less than 50% of the time.[10]
Critics argue that defining all fertilized embryos as legal persons, despite the high rate of natural embryonic loss, introduces legal and biological inconsistencies. They point out that natural processes such as miscarriage—which account for most embryo loss—are unaddressed by the legislation, raising concerns about the bill's practical and ethical implications.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Levi Dean". City of Xenia. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ Charles, Ethan (February 29, 2024). "Four candidates run for 71st district representative". Xenia Gazette. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Ohio Republican Primary Elections Results - State House District 71". The Columbus Dispatch. March 19, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Ohio General Elections Results - State House District 71". USA Today. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ "Levi Dean". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ Buchanan, Susan (2025-06-11). "Anti-abortion lawmakers draft legislation to criminalize abortion in Ohio". Ohio Capital Journal.
- ^ Jarvis, George E. (2016). "Early embryo mortality in natural human reproduction: What the data say". F1000Research. 5: 2088. doi:10.12688/f1000research.8937.1. PMID 27830052.
- ^ Wilcox, Allen J.; Weinberg, Clarice R.; O'Connor, John F. (1988). "Incidence of early loss of pregnancy". New England Journal of Medicine. 319 (4): 189–194. doi:10.1056/NEJM198807283190401. PMID 3393170.
- ^ "Embryo Viability". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ^ "Embryo Grading and Success Rates". Natalist. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ^ Burns, Jessica Mason Pieklo (2022-05-06). "Personhood Laws Are a Logical—and Legal—Nightmare". Rewire News Group.
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