Press Release Archives - Page 3 of 8 - Right to Life of Michigan

May 18, 2023Press Releaseby Chris Gast

Governor Whitmer Signs Reckless Bill Mandating Abortion Be Included in Employer Benefit Plans

Longstanding Conscience Protections for Employers Set to Be Removed Lansing, MI – Yesterday, Governor Whitmer signed into law an amendment to the Elliot Larson Civil Right Act that mandates all employer benefit plans that cover pregnancy must now cover elective abortions. Long-standing conscience protections have …

May 4, 2023Press Releaseby Chris Gast

Michigan Legislature Pursues Reckless Partisan Pro-Abortion Agenda, Sends Governor Whitmer Abortion Mandate for Employer Benefit Plans

Longstanding Conscience Protections for Employers Set to Be Removed Lansing, MI – Today, in a strict party-line vote (20-18), State Senators provided a final concurring vote to send an amendment to the Elliot Larson Civil Rights Act to the governor for signature. The bill passed …

April 5, 2023Press Releaseby ghemmeke

Abortion Obsessed Governor Whitmer Signs Sweeping Repeal of 1931 Abortion Law; Wipes Out Common Sense Protections Permitted Under Proposal 3 and In Place Under Roe v. Wade

Longstanding Protections for Women and the Unborn in Final Stages of Pregnancy Now Eliminated Lansing, MI – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) offered empty platitudes about women’s rights as she signed a blanket repeal of the state’s legal protections for women undergoing an abortion and …

March 17, 2023Press Releaseby avisser

Michigan Senate Democrats Vote to Mandate that All Employer Benefit Plans that Cover Pregnancy Now Cover Abortion as Well

Longstanding Conscience Protections for Employers Set to Be Removed Lansing, MI – Today, in a strict party-line vote (20-17), State Senate Democrats voted to amend the Elliot Larson Civil Right Act to mandate that all employer benefit plans that cover pregnancy now pay for elective …

March 9, 2023Press Releaseby Chris Gast

Michigan Senate Democrats Send Sweeping Repeal of 1931 Abortion Law to Governor’s Desk; Follows House in Failure to Preserve Reasonable Protections Permitted Under Proposal 3 and In Place Under Roe v. Wade

Longstanding Protections for Women and the Unborn in Final Stages of Pregnancy Set to Be Removed in Unprecedented Action Lansing, MI – Today, in a strict party-line vote, State Senate Democrats voted to send a sweeping, full repeal of the 1931 abortion law to the …

March 8, 2023Press Releaseby avisser

Right to Life of Michigan Political Action Committee Rescinds Endorsements of Two State House Representatives Following Vote for Sweeping Repeal of 1931 Abortion Law

Two First-Term Legislators Failed to Act Consistent with their Commitments to both the Right to Life of Michigan PAC and Prolife Voters Across the State; Neglect Duty to Preserve Reasonable Protections Permitted Under Proposal 3 and In Place Under Roe v. Wade Today, the Right …

March 3, 2023Press Releaseby avisser

Michigan House Democrats Push Sweeping, Full Repeal of 1931 Abortion Law Through House; Fail to Preserve Reasonable Protections Permitted Under Proposal 3 and In Place Under Roe v. Wade

Extreme Measure Threatens Longstanding Protections for Women and the Unborn in Final Stages of Pregnancy Lansing, MI – Today, proabortion members of the State House voted to pass a sweeping, full repeal of the 1931 abortion law. The 1931 law has been in place and …

March 1, 2023Press Releaseby avisser

Michigan House Judiciary Committee and Senate Health Policy Committee Recklessly Move to Overturn Longstanding Protections for Women and the Unborn in Final Stages of Pregnancy

Committee Members Send Blunt Overturn of 1931 Law to their Chamber Floors for Vote; Neglect to Put in Place Reasonable Protections Permitted Under Proposal 3 and In Place Under Roe v. Wade in Unprecedented Dereliction of Duty Lansing, MI – Today, proabortion Democrats on …

November 9, 2022Press Releaseby avisser

Statement by Barbara Listing, President, Right to Life of Michigan on Passage of Proposal 3

We are deeply saddened by the tragic passage of one of the most dangerous ballot proposals to face voters in Michigan history, Proposal 3. Right to Life of Michigan (RLM) staff, our statewide affiliates, thousands of volunteers and donors, and our many state and local …

September 27, 2022Press Releaseby Chris Gast

New Details Emerge in Shooting of 84-Year-Old Prolife Canvasser

Lake Odessa, MI — Residents of the home at which an unarmed, 84-year-old prolife canvasser was shot on September 20 spoke with a local Grand Rapids news station. WOOD-TV’s evening news shows Richard and Sharon Harvey of Odessa Township claiming Mr. Harvey pulled his gun …