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Levi Dean
American politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Levi Dean is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 71st district of the Ohio House of Representatives.
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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
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]
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