Tag Archives: Senate Bill 975

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, Roe v. Wade, SB 612, SB 613, SB 614, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, telemedicine, veto, women's health | 24 Comments

New legislation in the Michigan Senate would empower health care workers to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and religion

By Mark | December 4, 2012

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 [...]