Michigan abortion laws Archives

George W. Romney Building and Michigan Capitol Building.

Michigan Government

In their words: How Michigan governor candidates would fix health care

by Simon D. Schuster April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

Eight candidates vying for Michigan governor explains their health care plans to Bridge.

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Guest Commentary

Opinion | What Michigan is about to lose

by Mark Schauer April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

If Planned Parenthood of Michigan is forced to close more health centers or scale back services further, that access does not simply shift elsewhere. It disappears, and the impact will be felt in missed cancer screenings, untreated infections, gaps in birth control access, and delayed care.

Exterior of a Planned Parenthood health center, surrounded by a wrought iron fence.

Michigan Health Watch

Planned Parenthood offers vasectomies in Michigan as abortion access drops

by Eli Newman January 20, 2026January 23, 2026

The organization is seeing rising demand for ‘permanent birth control’ in the years following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn national abortion rights.

Michigan Government

Michigan Republicans: ‘Immediately reinstate’ ban on mail-order abortion pills

by Jordyn Hermani November 21, 2025November 24, 2025

Congressional Republicans in Michigan and other states are urging the Trump administration to stop allowing abortion-inducing medication by mail.

an empty exam chair in an gynecology examination room

Michigan Health Watch

Michigan stopped collecting abortion data in 2023. GOP wants to resume it

by Eli Newman November 12, 2025November 13, 2025

Supporters say the Michigan House bills are a ‘no-nonsense step’ to protect women and limit abortion. Opponents say the legislation singles out the procedure in a hostile political landscape.

Michigan Government

Michigan judge strikes down 24-hour abortion wait as unconstitutional

by Jordyn Hermani May 13, 2025May 15, 2025

A Michigan law that required women to wait 24 hours before obtaining an abortion ‘forces needless delay on patients after they are able to consent to a procedure, thus burdening and infringing upon a patient’s access to abortion care,’ a judge ruled Tuesday.

Paula Thornton Greear standing next to a wall with the words "Planned Parenthood."

Michigan Health Watch

Planned Parenthood’s Michigan closures leave UP without an abortion clinic

by Mike Wilkinson April 3, 2025May 15, 2025

Women seeking abortion services in much of northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula will have to drive to Traverse City for in-person care after Planned Parenthood announced it was closing three clinics, including in Petoskey and Marquette.

Michigan Government

Ten ways Michigan may change under Trump, from doctors and EVs to school lunch

by Ron French December 13, 2024May 15, 2025

More doctors but fewer insurance options for the needy? Tax credits for private schools, but not EVs? Here’s what residents can expect in 2025 under President-elect Donald Trump.