NBC News: Vivek Ramaswamy Allies with Group Opposing All Forms of Contraception

NBC News: Vivek Ramaswamy Allies with Group Opposing All Forms of Contraception

June 25, 2026

Ramaswamy in "fundamental agreement" with Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio, who backs 'restricting abortion in all cases, but also opposes all forms of contraception'

Columbus, Ohio- New reporting from NBC News revealed Vivek Ramaswamy is closely allying with Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio, a group that opposes all forms of contraception and requires candidates to be in "fundamental agreement" with their policy platform.

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• As Ohio's Republican nominee for governor, Vivek Ramaswamy has aligned himself with the Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio, a group that not only favors restricting abortion in all cases, but also opposes all forms of contraception.

• The GOP gubernatorial nominee accepted the group's endorsement earlier this year, which RTLACO says is conditioned on a candidate being "in fundamental agreement" with the group's policy document.

• The policy document says RTLACO "opposes abortion at any point of gestation," "opposes abortion for pregnancy resulting from rape or incest" and "cannot support any form of contraception."

• Linda Theis, RTLACO's legislative team chair, told NBC News that the group's leaders "met with Vivek early in the spring last year, a couple of different times."

• "He assured us that he was totally with us. We met with him a second time, and he made sure that he said to us - he verbalized that he was all about protecting life without compromise, which is our main standard, so that was our big thing," she added.

• Ramaswamy's campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment about whether he agrees with RTLACO's position on contraception, but his campaign website does tout RTLACO's endorsement, among others.

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