Michigan has emerged as a safe haven for abortion care. But under Republican leadership, those rights could be in jeopardy.
https://www.tiktok.com/@gandernewsroom/video/7322577507298102574 Wondering if what happened in Texas last week can happen in Michigan? Our correspondent Bonnie Fuller breaks down how reproductive rights could get even more dicey because of the precedent set in...
https://www.tiktok.com/@gandernewsroom/video/7317753199312571690 For the last decade, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has pushed for state lawmakers to repeal a law that forces Michigan women to pay extra costs in order to have abortion care covered by their health insurance...
Followig the overturn of Roe v. Wade, Michigan has emerged as a nationwide beacon for protecting reproductive rights and expanding access to abortion care.
Democratic lawmakers have been keeping busy since Michigan voters elected them to take charge of the state government for the first time in decades.
Millions of Michiganders voted last year to cement reproductive rights into the state Constitution. But that hasn’t stopped Republican opposition.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said that Democrats have won in Michigan, in part, because of their unapologetic support for reproductive rights.
In Missouri, Republicans have introduced bills to charge women who have abortions with murder, while in Texas, a mom was forced to flee the state to get an abortion in order to protect her own health—situations made possible by Donald Trump and the repeal of Roe v. Wade.
Democratic-led legislation signed into law this week by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will officially repeal Michigan’s so-called “rape insurance” law.
These wins indicate that reproductive rights remain a potent issue for voters heading into the 2024 presidential election.
