Waiting lists stretched for weeks at abortion clinics in Michigan in 2022, as residents in states that banned the procedure scrambled for services in ‘haven states.’ Today, some Michigan clinic owners say they struggle to stay open as more patients seek abortion resources online.
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Planned Parenthood of Michigan closes three more clinics; cites federal cuts
Michigan’s largest abortion provider — and provider of other sexual health services — continued to shrink its footprint Thursday, announcing the immediate closure of three more brick-and-mortar clinics.
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Fact checks: Jocelyn Benson, Chris Swanson on data centers, energy and more
Two Democrats vying for election Tuesday have some contrasts on tax subsidies for data centers, abortion and some other issues. Here are the facts.
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GOP governor candidates pledge to overhaul Michigan schools at forum
Candidates pushed to increase the governor’s oversight of public education in Michigan at a forum for Christian homeschoolers.
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In their words: How Michigan governor candidates would fix health care
Candidates vying for Michigan governor explains their health care plans to Bridge.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | What Michigan is about to lose
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.
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Planned Parenthood offers vasectomies in Michigan as abortion access drops
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.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan Republicans: ‘Immediately reinstate’ ban on mail-order abortion pills
Congressional Republicans in Michigan and other states are urging the Trump administration to stop allowing abortion-inducing medication by mail.
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Michigan stopped collecting abortion data in 2023. GOP wants to resume it
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.
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Michigan judge strikes down 24-hour abortion wait as unconstitutional
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.