“Non-profit organizations like Right to Life of Michigan should have the right to recruit and hire employees who unequivocally support women in choosing life-affirming pregnancy care and who compassionately advocate for that choice,” stated RLM President Amber Roseboom.
Today, Right to Life of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan to challenge a state law that forces it to hire individuals who oppose its life-affirming views. Governor Gretchen Whitmer and her allies in the state legislature recently amended the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act—an employment discrimination law—to force their abortion-only agenda on all employers, including organizations that promote life-affirming options. The amendment redefined “sex” discrimination to include abortion. With that amendment, it is now illegal for pro-life organizations and pregnancy resource centers to seek and hire only employees who share their life-affirming mission.
“Non-profit organizations like Right to Life of Michigan should have the right to recruit and hire employees who unequivocally support women in choosing life-affirming pregnancy care and who compassionately advocate for that choice,” stated Amber Roseboom, President, Right to Life of Michigan.
“Governor Whitmer’s abortion-only response to unplanned pregnancy is a disservice to women, families, and the people of Michigan. The governor and her allies in the state legislature have proven time and again that they are hell-bent on curbing the good work of our state’s non-profit organizations that offer women life-affirming options for unplanned pregnancy care. Our legal challenge aims to ensure that Right to Life of Michigan has the freedom to hire employees who share its vision without the threat of government punishment so that we can continue to advocate for life-affirming options now and into the future.”
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Right to Life of Michigan (RLM) is the state’s oldest and largest non-profit organization dedicated to advocating a choice for life for the youngest and oldest members of our human family. Since our founding in 1972, we have remained steadfast in our mission to educate the public on life issues, support legal protections for women’s health, the elderly, disabled and unborn children and support prolife candidates. RLM has 80 affiliates across the state and more than 282,550 members. The organization achieved 229 electoral victories in 2024 alone. With more than 50 life-affirming protections passed into law, RLM estimates more than 269,633 lives have been saved by just one legal protection. For more information, visit rtl.org.
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