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House honors right to life teen
When it was all said and done, Elizabeth Trisler’s appearance on the floor of the Ohio House on Wednesday, Feb. 17, took less than five minutes and didn’t offer a hint of controversy.
Instead, the national Right to Life oratory contest winner was lauded as a “justifiable source of pride” and was given a standing ovation by lawmakers.
“They were welcoming. I didn’t see anyone glaring at me,” said Trisler, 19, of Shelby County, immediately following her Statehouse debut. “I didn’t see what all the fuss was all about. Wasn’t that short and non-controversial?”
State Rep. John Adams, R-Sidney, wanted to give Trisler a resolution commending her for her win at the national competition in June. But House Speaker Armond Budish, D-Beachwood, declined the request to recognize Trisler on the House floor, fearing she would use the opportunity to advocate her point of view on abortion.
Both the ALCU of Ohio and Ohio Right to Life called on Budish to reconsider and Trisler appeared on Fox News three times, ABC News once and in numerous Ohio newspapers. Budish relented.
Trisler said the speaker apologized for the controversy and congratulated her for her contest win.
“I think that was very nice and very commendable,” said Trisler, a student at Christian Academy in Sidney.
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