With just a few weeks left before a signature deadline, measures that were expected to be signed into law by a Republican Legislature may be breathing last gasps.
Michigan abortion laws
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan prepares for more hospital beds, complications if Roe overturned
More pediatric beds, neonatal intensive care likely if abortion becomes illegal in Michigan, doctors say.
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Abortion pills present new challenge for Michigan if Roe overturned
For more than two decades, women in early pregnancy have been able to induce an abortion, safely, with the abortion pill regimen. Will the impending loss of federal abortion protections change that?
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Opinion | After abortion falls, will Michigan come for same-sex marriage next?
We are intricately tied together. Every battle belongs to and calls for every single one of us to fight.
Posted inMichigan Government
With Roe in doubt, Michigan GOP budget seeks to deny funding to providers
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed past Republican efforts to tie state funding to anti-abortion initiatives, but lawmakers say they’ll continue to try.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Business leaders silent so far on the fate of abortion access in Michigan
Business officials said companies are reluctant to weigh in on every social issue, whether they support it or not. In polarizing times, they say, they can’t win either way, but staying silent can present its own problems.
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Abortion-rights petition drive sees surge in volunteers after leaked Roe draft
12,000 new volunteers in just over a day for Reproductive Freedom for All, a petition drive seeking to write abortion rights into the Michigan Constitutiony Anti-abortion groups said their support has increased steadily.
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Joy among anti-abortion faithful as Michigan confronts a post-Roe world
To some, the likely end to nearly 50 years of federal abortion protections means losing a say over their own bodies. But others see an end to what they deem government-sanctioned crime. They all appeared to scarcely believe the enormity of the ruling.
Posted inMichigan Government
Abortion opinion upends Michigan campaigns: See where the candidates stand
Republicans cheer the possible reversal of Roe v. Wade, while Democrats work to negate a 1931 law that would make the procedure a felony.
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If Roe v. Wade falls, expect Michigan abortion clinic closures, legal fights
Despite promises from Democrats, operators say they would have to stop offering the procedure if the Supreme Court overturns 1973 ruling.