Michigan – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

15 Jun

New Michigan laws aim to clarify abortion bans. Doctors say it’s not so simple.

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Almost three years after the fall of Roe v. Wade made way for near-total abortion bans, state lawmakers are weighing whether to offer more specific guidance about when doctors can perform abortions in a medical crisis.

14 May

Michigan lawmakers hear out fetal income tax exemption

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Michigan lawmakers discussed the mechanics of a tax exemption that would put fetuses on par with children when claiming dependents on taxes. House Bill 4202 would allow individuals who have a physician’s verification that they are at least 10 weeks pregnant by the end of the tax year to claim their fetus as a dependent.

03 May

Legislation would punish blockades at Michigan reproductive health clinics, crisis pregnancy centers

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Democratic lawmakers are again pushing to criminalize blockades and obstruction of access to reproductive health facilities. It would also apply to crisis pregnancy centers.

23 Mar

Turn Off the Cameras: End Inhumane Treatment of Women in Michigan Prisons

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Women in this facility endure dehumanizing procedures that contradict every value espoused in the Governor’s river of hope-filled sentiments.

26 Jan

Governor Whitmer Signs Bills Expanding Reproductive Freedom, Reducing Barriers to Affording Contraception and Care in Michigan

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed 16 bills that will expand reproductive freedom in Michigan, including a bill that allows pharmacists to directly prescribe and dispense contraceptives to patients. This package of bills ensures women can more easily access critical health care by lowering costs and cutting unnecessary red tape. These bills also bolster Governor Whitmer’s commitment to advancing reproductive freedoms here in Michigan, giving more Michiganders the opportunity to control if, when, and how they choose to start their families

07 Dec

Push to protect reproductive health data

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Democratic lawmakers at the state Capitol are pushing to pass legislation they say will improve reproductive health care. They hope to get it done before Republicans take control of the State House next year.

14 Sep

The ACLU commits $2 million to Michigan’s Supreme Court race for reproductive rights ads

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The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has announced a multimillion-dollar investment into two races for the state Supreme Court, signaling the importance of the competition in the battleground state where control of the court is at stake.

02 Jul

Abortion rights groups file suit to overturn ban on taxpayer-funded abortions

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"The ACLU Michigan announced Thursday it had filed a suit challenging Michigan’s ban on Medicaid coverage for abortion and related care, arguing the ban violates the state’s newly enacted constitutional protections for reproductive freedom. The suit, filed alongside the law firm Goodwin Procter on behalf of YWCA Kalamazoo, which offers financial assistance to help people pay for abortion care and related costs. According to a statement from ACLU Michigan, 77% of those who YWCA Kalamazoo provides with this assistance have incomes that qualify them for Medicaid. The suit argues the ban on Medicaid coverage for abortion violates the right to reproductive freedom…

04 Nov

In Michigan, one restriction is setting back efforts to enshrine abortion rights

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Abortion advocates in Michigan had a major setback this week. Voters enshrined abortion rights in the constitution last November, but figuring out what those rights mean has become a battle.

30 Sep

Bills would make Michigan abortion haven

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Now that abortion rights are enshrined in the state constitution, Democrats should deliver on the promises made before Proposal 3 was passed last fall — to recreate the abortion environment that existed under Roe v. Wade, prior to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.

29 Aug

Whitmer to call for passage of the ‘Reproductive Health Act’ in Wednesday speech

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"Dems want repeal of ‘dangerous and unnecessary’ laws restricting abortion care After Michigan voters resoundingly passed Proposition 3 in the November 2022 election, enshrining the right to abortion and other reproductive health care in the state constitution, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is slated on Wednesday to champion soon-to-be-introduced legislation that would repeal laws restricting Michiganders’ access to abortion. A longtime advocate of abortion rights whose reelection in November was attributed in part to voters’ support for..."

30 May

Battle over abortion drug sparks frustration, hope in Michigan

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"The future of the commonly used abortion drug Mifepristone has been debated in federal courts for months now. Abortion healthcare providers in Michigan said that while the drug is still available, patients are worried...."