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Whitmer signs into law ban on discrimination against employees getting an abortion
Employers in Michigan will now be barred from discriminating against their employees for getting an abortion, under legislation signed into law this week by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The legislation, Senate Bill 147, brings the state’s civil rights laws up to code with Proposal 3 of 2022, the constitutional amendment securing the right to an abortion […]
Bill adding abortion protections to Michigan’s civil rights act heads to Whitmer’s desk
The Michigan Legislature gave final approval Thursday to legislation barring employers in the state from retaliating against employees for getting an abortion. Since voters approved Proposal 3 in November, which added the right to an abortion to the state constitution, the new Democratic-majority Legislature has been pushing for legislation to remove barriers to reproductive health […]
Whitmer, Planned Parenthood Advocates call for legislation to remove barriers to abortion care
Michigan voters approved the constitutional right to abortion in the last election, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed a repeal of a 1930s trigger law criminalizing abortion. But attendees at a Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan (PPAM) lobby day on Tuesday say it’s not enough. When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in […]
Whitmer signs legislation to repeal ‘extreme’ 1931 abortion ban
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed into law a set of bills to formally repeal Michigan’s 92-year-old ban on abortion, months after voters approved a measure enshrining reproductive rights in the state Constitution. “This is a long overdue step that proves that when we keep fighting to protect everyone’s ability to make their own decisions […]
Whitmer wants to sign LGBTQ+ rights bill, see changes to abortion information laws
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told the Michigan Advance this week that she wants the state to make progress on key civil rights issues as she works with the first Democratic-controlled Legislature in almost 40 years. Democrats have already introduced several bills to that end. Last week, the Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee held […]
Whitmer celebrates FDA’s decision to expand access to medication abortion
After making multiple requests to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA), Gov. Gretchen Whitmer celebrated Wednesday the federal government’s decision to make medication abortion available at pharmacies with a prescription. “Last year, I called on the FDA multiple times to remove burdensome restrictions on mifepristone, abortion medication that is safer than Tylenol, Viagra, and […]
Whitmer calls for gun control, repealing abortion ban in 2nd inaugural address
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer outlined her vision for her second term during her inaugural address Sunday, kicking off complete Democratic control of Lansing for the first time in four decades. Whitmer promised additional details in her upcoming State of the State address and budget proposal, but called for the newly Democratic Michigan Legislature to pass “common […]
Since before Roe fell to present day: Where Dixon and Whitmer stand on abortion rights
Abortion has been one of the top issues for voters this election season, and the two nominees running for governor have taken starkly different approaches to campaigning on the issue. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has centered her support for abortion rights in her campaign, saying repeatedly she is “fighting like hell” against the state’s 91-year-old […]
Susan J. Demas: Michigan Republicans beg Whitmer to zip it on abortion rights
When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave her keynote address at the Mackinac Policy Conference in May, it suddenly became clear how many pundits had misjudged this particular political moment. You would have expected the Democrat to earn some polite applause at the traditionally stuffy confab dominated by CEOs, lobbyists and legislators, one where her predecessor, Republican […]
More than 500 doctors sign on in support of Whitmer’s challenge to Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban
Hundreds of doctors across the state on Thursday announced their support for Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s lawsuit challenging the state’s 1931 abortion ban. Backed by more than 500 doctors, the Committee to Protect Health Care filed a brief supporting Whitmer’s lawsuit, which asks the Michigan Supreme Court to determine if the state Constitution protects the […]