Abortion
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VIDEO: Four times Trump bragged about terminating Roe v. Wade
@gandernewsroom Monday will mark 51 years since the US Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, recognizing a woman’s right to have an abortion under the US Constitution. Those rights were stripped away from millions of women across the country in 2022 after the modern Court — stacked with right-wing appointees made by former President Donald…
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Michigan Republicans align against abortion rights amid attempt to flip US Senate seat
Several Republican candidates running for an open US Senate seat in Michigan all oppose abortion rights. But will Michiganders buy what they’re trying to sell?
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Biden vows to ‘restore’ nationwide abortion rights in second term
During Tuesday’s event, the president and vice president highlighted several new measures the administration is taking to strengthen reproductive health care access, criticized extreme abortion bans, and highlighted the stakes of the 2024 election for reproductive rights.
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Michiganders protected abortion after Roe. Republicans are plotting a reversal.
Michigan has emerged as a safe haven for abortion care. But under Republican leadership, those rights could be in jeopardy.
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VIDEO: Michigan braces for reproductive rights uncertainty following Texas court precedent
@gandernewsroom 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 Texas by the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals. #reprorights #reproductiverights #reproductive #reproductivejustice #reprorightsarehumanrights #reprorightsforall #michigan #michigander #michiganpolitics ♬ original sound –…
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VIDEO: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer successfully repeals controversial abortion insurance law after decade-long advocacy
@gandernewsroom 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 plans. This month, she sealed the deal. “I was in the Michigan Senate, fighting against an unconscionable anti-choice bill…
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8 ways Michigan Democrats protected abortion rights in 2023
Followig the overturn of Roe v. Wade, Michigan has emerged as a nationwide beacon for protecting reproductive rights and expanding access to abortion care.
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One year later: What happens when voters put Democrats in charge of a state government?
Democratic lawmakers have been keeping busy since Michigan voters elected them to take charge of the state government for the first time in decades.
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12 Michigan Republicans who rejected their own districts’ views on abortion
Millions of Michiganders voted last year to cement reproductive rights into the state Constitution. But that hasn’t stopped Republican opposition.
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How Whitmer’s fight for abortion rights helped turn Michigan blue
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said that Democrats have won in Michigan, in part, because of their unapologetic support for reproductive rights.
