Posts Tagged ‘Michigan’
Voters Protect Abortion Access Across Country
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2022CONTACT: naf@berlinrosen.com Abortion was a key issue in the midterm elections this year, with several states voting to protect the right in their state and many candidates using abortion access as part of their platforms during their campaigns. Statement from Melissa Fowler, Chief Program Officer at the National Abortion Federation: …
Read MoreNAF Calls for End of Anti-Abortion Protesters Increasing Odds of COVID-19 Exposure
In a letter, the National Abortion Federation (NAF) has asked Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer to take action, preventing anti-abortion groups from using the guise of “worship services” to continue harassing patients and clinic staff despite the Governor’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Order. The Very Reverend Katherine Hancock Ragsdale, President and CEO of NAF: As an…
Read MoreWhat’s happened since the Supreme Court’s Whole Woman’s Health decision?
We have received a number of requests to have our “The Burden is Undue” rally signs you’ve seen everywhere available as a t-shirt. So, we had to make it happen! You can purchase one of these shirts here. Make sure you order your shirt before July 20th to get it in the first batch to…
Read MoreMichigan Governor Plans to Veto Proposed Abortion Ban
Today, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm stated that she would veto a bill headed to her office, which bans certain types of abortions without an exception for a woman’s health. The bill was passed today by the Senate, and resembles a federal ban upheld by the Supreme Court last year. There have been three previous attempts…
Read MoreAppeals Court Strikes Down Virginia Abortion Ban
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overturned a Virginia abortion law on constitutional grounds. This is the second time the federal appeals court in Richmond has struck down this law ruling it would impose an “undue burden” on a woman’s right to obtain abortion care. The 2-1 ruling affirms the same…
Read MoreSupreme Court Upholds Lower Court’s Decision Finding Michigan’s Abortion Ban Unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court today decided not to hear an appeal from an anti-abortion group to reconsider a Michigan law banning so called “partial birth abortions.” By doing so, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals which ruled the Michigan law was unconstitutional because it could also ban other abortion procedures stands.
Read MoreMichigan’s Abortion Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a Michigan statute, which banned certain abortion procedures, was unconstitutional. According to the court, the Legal Birth Definition Act was worded so broadly that in addition to banning intact dilation and extraction procedures, it would also prohibit other legal abortion methods. The law “showed no meaningful attempt to…
Read MoreAnti-Choice Protests Anger Michigan Residents
Missionaries to the Preborn, an anti-choice group based in Milwaukee, angered residents of Muskegon by displaying large graphic photos. Yesterday, about 65 adult and children protestors handed out brochures to uncomfortable passers-by. Many residents called in complaints to the local police station. This was one of the many stops on the group’s 12 day Great…
Read MoreNew Bill Introduced to Screen Women Seeking Abortions in Michigan
A new proposed bill in Michigan would require that all women seeking abortions be screened prior to the procedure. Providers would have to ask questions to see if the woman was forced or coerced into the decision. >View the WLNS story
Read MoreAnti-abortion Amendment Fails to Make it onto the Ballot in Michigan
Due to a lack of petition signatures, a proposed constitutional amendment will not make Michigan’s November ballot. The amendment would have altered Michigan’s constitution to legally define a person as existing from the moment of conception. >View Associated Press article
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