Directory of Laws on Prolife Issues
Right to Life of Michigan has been the driving force behind many life-saving prolife laws. Click the links for a description of each law, the history, as well as links to read the text of the law itself. Some laws have since been improved or amended.
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act – 2016
Coercive Abortion Prevention Act – 2016
Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act – 2013
Prolife Omnibus Act – 2012
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act – 2011
Hispanic Ethnicity Abortion Reporting – 2009
Ultrasound Viewing Option – 2006
Legal Birth Definition Act – 2004 (blocked by courts)
Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act – 2004
Born Alive Infant Protection Act – 2002
Abortion Prepayment Prohibition – 2002
Ban on Wrongful Birth Lawsuits – 2000
Abortion Clinic Regulations – 1999
Infant Protection Act – 1999 (blocked by courts)
Prohibiting Abortion Coverage for State Employees – 1999
Partial-Birth Abortion Prohibition – 1996 (blocked by courts)
Informed Consent for Abortion – 1993
Parental Consent for Abortion Law – 1990
Medicaid Abortion Funding Ban – 1987
Conscience Clause for Abortion – 1978
Abortion Reporting Act – 1978
Public School Abortion Policy – 1976
Guardian Status for Authorizing Abortion – 1974
Abortion Legalization Proposal – 1972 (defeated by voters)
Manslaughter of “Quick” Child – 1931
Abortion Ban – 1846 (repealed)
Safe Delivery Act – 2000
Adoption Tax Credit – 2000 (repealed)
Stillborn Child Tax Equity – 2018
Stillborn Child Tax Credit – 2006 (repealed)
Stillborn Child Certificate – 2002
Wrongful Death Act – 1998
Prenatal Protection Act – 1998
Court Appointed Guardian for Unborn – 1998
Fetal Organ Trafficking Ban – 2016
Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Banking – 2006
Organ Harvesting Ban – 1999
Human Cloning Ban – 1998
Good Faith Medical Act – 2013
End of Life Care – 2001
Assisted Suicide Ban – 1998
Pain Management Law – 1998
Dignified Death Act – 1996
Do-Not-Resuscitate Law – 1996
Residential Hospice Licensor Law – 1996
Hospice License Renewal and Insurance Coverage – 1994
Determination of Death Act – 1992