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Not all Michigan conservatives are pleased after the national Republican Party adopted a platform softer on abortion bans than ever before Could it cost them in November?
Vice President Kamala Harris, in her first public remarks since former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt Saturday, says Americans must engage in a “vigorous and civil exchange of ideas” rather than resort to violence.
Abortions increased for the seventh straight year in 2023. Out-of-state abortions accounted for 9% of procedures. A new law means Michigan won't publish abortion stats after this year.
Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan are challenging the state’s ban on using Medicaid dollars for abortion procedures, calling the prohibition ‘burdensome and discriminatory.’
U.S. Supreme Court justices Thursday upheld access nationwide to an abortion-incucing medication called mifepristone, which was used in more than half of Michigan abortions in 2022.
Michigan’s pregnancy crisis centers, dismissed as ‘fake clinics’ by some, say they are increasing clinic staff and equipment and uniting for a stronger voice. Abortion providers are expanding services, too.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday reiterated her case for paid family leave and other support for working moms, arguing during a national summit that mom-friendly policies are good for the economy.
See where Democrats, Republicans, the Joe Biden administration and Donald Trump stand on top issues including abortion, autos, the environment, health care, immigration, foreign policy and more.
A new report by the American Civil Liberties Union and others used court data and interviews with sexual-health advocates, attorneys and providers to examine Michigan’s 1991 law requiring parental consent for abortions
Michigan voters in 2022 guaranteed abortion access in the state constitution, but a case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court could sharply restrict who gets the abortion pill. Attorney General Dan Nessel calls that a “terrifying” prospect.
Of the 321 bills signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2023, 142 will take effect Tuesday — including changes to abortion rights, pension taxes, energy policy and gun regulations.
