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 […]
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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!
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, Roe v. Wade, SB 612, SB 613, SB 614, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, telemedicine, veto, women's health 25 Comments
New legislation in the Michigan Senate would empower health care workers to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and religion
It has been reported by Think Progress that a Republican member of the Michigan Senate by the name of John Moolenaar has authored a bill that would protect health care professionals who choose to discriminate against those whom they find objectionable for either their “religious beliefs, moral convictions, or ethical principles”. The intended target, it […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan Also tagged Christians under attack, discrimination, Eastern Michigan University, gay rights, HB 5040, health care, Hippocratic Oath, homophobia, John Moolenaar, Julea Ward, Julea Ward Freedom Of Conscience Act, legal discrimination, MEU, Michigan Senate, religious extremism, religious fundamentalism, Religious Liberty and Conscience Protection Act, Senate Bill 518 25 Comments