Voters want to hear about K-12 learning, the economy, abortion, college attainment and crime. Here’s what Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her GOP challenger Tudor Dixon have said.
Michigan abortion laws
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Michigan Proposal 3 fact check: No, masseuses won’t give abortions to minors
Michigan’s ballot measure leaves much to courts to interpret, but it would allow Michigan to continue regulating the procedure and keep safety measures in place, experts and independent analysts say.
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Michigan Proposal 3: What changes if abortion becomes constitutional right
What to know about state of abortion today in Michigan, who supports the ballot measure and what would change if voters approve it on Nov. 8.
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Opinion | Prop 3: We can’t stay silent amid Michigan’s abortion fight
Protecting the rights of our fellow Michiganders should transcend politics. Preventing greater harm to our family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors based on their gender, skin color, or income should not have a partisan divide.
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Gretchen Whitmer wants more Michigan pharmacists to prescribe birth control
With abortion access threatened, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is taking steps to ensure easier access to reproductive health. That includes making it easier for Michigan pharmacists to directly prescribe birth control.
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Opinion | Michigan Prop 3: As a doctor, my patients need access to abortion
Doctors must be allowed to provide the medical standard of care to people – to the best of our abilities and following standards of practice, without fear of punishment.
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Abortion campaign ramps up after Michigan ballot issue clears last hurdle
Reproductive Freedom for All, known as Proposal 3, will be on the Nov. 8 ballot. Expect an expensive campaign for and against the measure to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution.
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Abortion ballot measure: What Proposal 3 would do in Michigan
What to know about Reproductive Freedom For All, known as Proposal 3 of 2022, to write abortion rights into the state constitution.
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After abortion, sex education may be Michigan’s next cultural battleground
Michigan doesn’t require sex ed, so what is taught — and what isn’t — can vary sharply by local school district. Advocates say uncertainty around abortion access in Michigan makes comprehensive sex education more important than ever.
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Supreme Court clears abortion, early voting proposals for Michigan ballot
Two Republican-nominated justices dissent. The measures could be a boost to Democratic turnout in November.