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Michigan鈥檚 War on Women Hits Dangerous New Low

Illustration of two women back to back embracing their pregnant bodies.
Illustration of two women back to back embracing their pregnant bodies.
Kary L. Moss,
Director of Affiliate Support & Nationwide Initiatives
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June 7, 2012

It seems that Michigan politicians are hell-bent on making the clich茅 鈥渨hen the country catches a cold, Michigan gets pneumonia鈥 a reality.

For proof, look no further than the more than 50 pages that make up a three-bill package: , , . This legislative behemoth is on a fast track in our State House of Representatives, and will make safe abortion services virtually inaccessible to Michigan women.

While recently we鈥檝e seen Virginia require abortion providers to follow unnecessary and burdensome regulations, Oklahoma ban safe, evidence-based uses of medications to perform early, non surgical abortions, and Georgia and Arizona ban abortions during a time in pregnancy when a woman might find out something has gone seriously wrong, Michigan politicians are attempting to do all three 鈥 and more 鈥 with one vote.

This sweeping and unprecedented assault on women endangers nearly all aspects of reproductive health care by trying to shut down health centers that provide abortion services. Doctors have come out against this legislation in droves because they know that medicine, not politics, should dictate how they treat their patients.

Denying women access to basic health care is not only offensive and wrong, it is out of touch. This year, people in Michigan and all over the country, have made it clear that

But politicians in Michigan haven鈥檛 gotten the message. They seem more determined than ever to interfere with private medical decisions. Let the governor know: we cannot let these extremists succeed.

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