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@gandernewsroom Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said that he didn’t believe ex-President Donald Trump when the former president first voiced plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act. “We now know better,” Duggan said. “Peoples’ lives and healthcare are at stake.” Read more at the link in bio. ♬ original sound – The Gander Detroit Mayor Mike…

@gandernewsroom Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan remembers getting a phone call from then-Vice President Joe Biden after the 2016 presidential election. ♬ original sound – The Gander

@gandernewsroom Studies show about 100 million Americans are saddled with medical debt—and it’s now the leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States. In Michigan, state lawmakers worked out a plan to provide some relief. Read more at the link in bio. #Medicaldebt #debt ♬ original sound – The Gander  

@gandernewsroom Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist said a recent lawsuit filed by an anti-abortion group could upend access to reproductive care—even in Michigan, where it’s protected under the state Constitution. Read more at the link in bio. ♬ original sound – The Gander Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist said a recent lawsuit filed by an anti-abortion group…

@gandernewsroom Last year, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation that requires political ads generated with artificial intelligence to include a clear disclosure statement, as well as bills that created new criminal penalties for those who fail to adhere to the new advertising laws. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is now urging Congress to take similar…

@gandernewsroom What’s in the new fertility and IVF protection bills that were passed in the Michigan Senate this week? State Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) explains—and you can read more at the link in bio. . . . . . .. . . #Michigan #reproductiverights #reproductivejustice #ivf ♬ original sound – The Gander What’s in the…

@gandernewsroom The Michigan Family Protection Act, a set of bills aimed at fortifying parental rights in IVF and surrogacy, is gaining momentum in the Michigan legislature. Michigan is the only state in the US that prohibits paid surrogacy contracts, complicating paths to parenthood for many families. This legislation aims to change that by repealing the…

@gandernewsroom Dr. Dee Fenner, chairwoman of the OBGYN Department at the University of Michigan has only three words to describe her reaction to court ruling restricting access to fertility care in Alabama: “Shock, awe, and fear,” she said. Read more about efforts to protect access to care in Michigan at the link in our bio.…

@gandernewsroom Jim Pedersen spent more than 40 years paying into Social Security and Medicare so that when he retired, he could afford to keep a roof over his head and food on the table. Nowadays, Pedersen collects a pension from the United Auto Workers union and is “living the dream” at his lakeside home in…

@gandernewsroom The Alabama Supreme Court doesn’t get to tell Michiganders what to do. But US Rep. Elissa Slotkin said Michiganders still have plenty of reasons to be concerned about the future of in-vitro fertilization, other forms of infertility care, and access to abortion as Republican lawmakers continue to target reproductive healthcare across the country. Read…