August 1, 2022 Section 3 of the Anything Goes Abortion Amendment would allow anyone to perform an abortion—or any other procedure on a pregnant woman. The second half of the section reads, “Nor shall the state penalize, prosecute, or otherwise take adverse action against someone for aiding or assisting a pregnant individual in exercising their […]
July 20, 2022 This week we are wrapping up the “Between a woman and her …” campaign. We’ve been focusing on “attending health care professionals,” which refers to language from the proposed amendment: “notwithstanding the above, the state may regulate the provision of abortion care after fetal viability, provided that in no circumstance shall the […]
July 13, 2022 On Monday, July 11th, the anything-goes abortion coalition submitted more than 750,000 signatures to the Michigan Bureau of Elections for approval. This number well exceeds the 425,059 signatures they were required to get to qualify for the November ballot. Whether the 750,000 signatures include 425,059 VALID signatures is yet to be proven. […]
July 6, 2022 We are entering our third week of the “Between a woman and her …” campaign. We’re focusing on “attending health care professionals,” which refers to language from the proposed amendment: “notwithstanding the above, the state may regulate the provision of abortion care after fetal viability, provided that in no circumstance shall the […]
July 5, 2022 On June 27, media reported that a group of doctors spoke out in favor of the Anything Goes Abortion Amendment in Michigan: “Doctors like us strongly support this right,” said Dr. Rob Davidson, executive director of the Committee to Protect Health Care. They say they support the amendment to oppose Michigan’s abortion […]
June 30, 2022 We are entering our second week of the “Between a woman and her …” campaign. We’re focusing on “attending health care professionals,” which refers to language from the proposed amendment: “notwithstanding the above, the state may regulate the provision of abortion care after fetal viability, provided that in no circumstance shall the […]
June 28, 2022 A plain reading of the Anything Goes Abortion Amendment indicates that laws requiring parental consent for minor teens seeking an abortion would be forbidden. In a May 24 Bridge article, ACLU Michigan Deputy Legal Director Bonsitu Kitaba conceded this point: Minors could get abortions without parental consent because the amendment leaves out […]
June 22, 2022 Last week we wrapped up our “Did You Know?” campaign where we highlighted several laws over the past month that would be repealed if the anything-goes RFFA abortion amendment passes. We are launching our second educational campaign that will focus on “attending health care professionals,” which refers to language from the proposed […]
June 15, 2022 Did you know that the anything-goes abortion amendment would repeal the Parental Consent for Abortion Law and laws prohibiting school personnel from aiding children with abortions? This is week four—the last week—of our “Did you know?” campaign that has been taking place on our Facebook, Twitter, blog, and here. Each week we […]
June 8, 2022 Did you know that the anything-goes abortion amendment would repeal laws preventing taxpayer funding for abortions? We are already in week three of four of our “Did you know?” campaign. Just a reminder, this campaign is taking place on our Facebook, Twitter, blog, and here. Each week we have been releasing a […]