Tag Archives: Roe v. Wade

Snyder signs anti-abortion omnibus bill, drastically reducing women’s reproductive options, and driving even more educated young women from Michigan

By Mark | December 28, 2012

Well, it looks like Governor Snyder did what many of us were fearing that he’d do… This afternoon, while most of us were at home, enjoying the holidays with our families, he signed the anti-abortion omnibus bill into law. The following is from the Daily Beast. Michigan women will face new obstacles to legal abortion [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Church and State, Civil Liberties, Michigan, Rants | Also tagged 5711, abortion, brain drain, Ed Rivet, HB 5711, Michigan Right to Life, old white men making decisions on women's health, Planned Parenthood, Rebekah Warren, reproductive justice, Rick Snyder, war on women, women's health, women's rights | 28 Comments

It’s possible that Michigan could be left with only one abortion facility if Governor Snyder signs the bills currently on his desk…. Call his office, and tell your friends today!

By Mark | December 19, 2012

As we’ve discussed here before, among the proposed new laws put on Governor Snyder’s desk during the lame duck session of the Michigan legislature, was a package of anti-abortion bills known collectively as the 5711 omnibus. This package, if passed, in addition to stopping doctors from using telemedicine to care for women looking to terminate [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Health, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 5711, abortion, guns, HB 5711, NARAL, old white men making decisions on women's health, Planned Parenthood, reproductive justice, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, SB 612, SB 613, SB 614, Senate Bill 975, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, telemedicine, veto, women's health | 24 Comments

Anti-abortion “personhood” legislation comes back to Michigan… with a new twist

By Mark | November 24, 2012

Conservative legislators in several states, knowing that a Constitutional amendment to outlaw abortion is unlikely, have begun attempts to work around the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision. Most notably, these legislative attempts have involved, in some way, shape or form, the concept of personhood – the notion that a fertilized egg is in fact [...]

Posted in Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged abortion, Affordable Care Act, Alabama, fetus, Georgia, House Bill 5684, House Bill 5685, Jeff Irwin, Jud Gilbert, Lisa Posthumus Lyons, Mississippi, Oklahoma, old white men making decisions on women's health, Paul Ryan, personhood, Progress Michigan, reproductive justice, Sanctity of Human Life Act, tax breaks, tax code, tax credits, Todd Akin, Virginia, women's health, Zach Pohl | 19 Comments

Could getting caught in a lie in Ohio cost Romney the election?

By Mark | November 1, 2012

The last time that we discussed Ohio, many of you seemed to think that the state would factor significantly in the race for the White House… Well, according to pollster Nate Silver, the Buckeye State may not just play a big role come Election Day – it may actually decide the Presidential race. Silver, in [...]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged automotive bailout, automotive industry, China, Chrysler, Jeep, Norm Coleman, Obama, Ohio, Presidential politics, Rachel Maddow, Republican lies, Romney, Toledo | 53 Comments

“Keep your hands off MI vagina”

By Mark | June 17, 2012

As you likely already know, Representative Lisa Brown was banned “indefinitely” from the floor of the Michigan House last week, when, in response to a coordinated, all-out Republican assault on women’s reproductive rights, she said, “I’m flattered you’re all so concerned about my vagina. But no means no.” The story, as it’s being related online, [...]