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Michigan Judge Suspends 1931 Law Banning Abortion
Planned Parenthood sued the state of Michigan to block the law, and state officials are taking no action to defend it. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a statement that the ruling against her office is a "victory for the millions of Michigan women fighting for their rights." It is her office's duty to defend and uphold the laws of Michigan, but she takes the same side as Planned Parenthood on this issue. She will not appeal Judge Gleicher's injunction.
”This is the kind of mess that you end up in the court system when the state’s chief executive and its attorney general refuse to uphold and defend the law that has been in place since 1931,” said John Bursch, an Alliance Defending Freedom lawyer representing Right to Life of Michigan and Michigan Catholic Conference.
“They may not like it, but no one has the ability to unilaterally ignore, change, encourage the invalidation of Michigan law. They should be working through the democratic process just like anyone else.”
Judge Gleicher served as counsel to Planned Parenthood in the past, and she has a history of donating and advocating for the plaintiff. Despite her connections to Planned Parenthood, the judge did not recuse herself.
In a 1997 case, Gleicher argued on behalf of Planned Parenthood that the Michigan constitution's right of privacy implied a right to abortion. The court decided against Planned Parenthood in that case. Now, Planned Parenthood is using a different angle to ask the court to find that right. It is using the Michigan Constitution's right to bodily integrity and due process.
"Pregnancy implicates bodily integrity because even for the healthiest women it carries consequential medical risks...thus, the link between the right to bodily integrity and the decision whether to bear a child is an obvious one," Judge Gleicher wrote.
"Somehow this right was hiding underneath the surface for nearly a half a century until Judge Gleicher, Planned Parenthood’s former attorney, mysteriously found one," Bursch said. “The ruling today is absolutely egregious. Because the defendant Attorney General Dana Nessel was not defending the law, the court had no jurisdiction.”
May 18, 2022
Salesforce Offers to Relocate Employees to Pro-Abortion States
“If you have concerns about access to critical health care in your state, Salesforce will provide financial support for travel, available through our health care providers, and/or help relocate you and members of your immediate family,” Brent Hyder, Salesforce’s president and chief people officer, wrote in the Slack post according to CNBC.
Salesforce will also pay the travel costs for workers who travel out of state to get abortions.
The company will also pay for group counseling sessions to help employees who are upset that abortion might become illegal. “If you are struggling with the recent news on reproductive healthcare, a Lyra counselor will be facilitating small group sessions (max 25 people) focused on guiding employees through ways you can cope with stress,” Hyder reportedly wrote.
May 17, 2022
Gov Pritzker Announces $11.2 Million in Title X Funding
May 16, 2022
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Announces Plans to make City an "Abortion Oasis"
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) |
Sat down with @HallieJackson and @MSNBC to discuss Chicago’s plan for reproductive rights and abortion access. Chicago is going to be an oasis for women in the Midwest, and we’ve got to be ready. pic.twitter.com/VaNXM8T0lj
— Lori Lightfoot (@LoriLightfoot) May 9, 2022
May 13, 2022
"Women's Health Protection Act" Fails in US Senate Again
- informed consent
- waiting periods
- conscience rights for doctors
- limiting those who can perform abortions to licensed physicians
- limits based on gestational age
- sex-selective discriminatory abortion bans
Gov Pritzker Speech Celebrates Illinois as an Abortion Destination
IL Gov JB Pritzker (D) |
May 12, 2022
More Companies, Including Disney and Tesla, Announce Benefits Subsidizing Employees' Abortions
Tesla CEO Elon Musk |
May 11, 2022
Connecticut Gov Signs Expansive Abortion Bill
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) |
Pro-Abortion Protestors Arrive at Justice Alito's Home
May 10, 2022
Pro-Abortion Groups Announce $150 Million in Election Spending
Amazon to Cover up to $4,000 in Out-of-State Travel Expenses for Employees' Abortions
May 9, 2022
Tennessee Gov. Signs Telemedicine Abortion Ban
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) |
The new law states, “A manufacturer, supplier, pharmacy, physician, qualified physician, or other people may not provide an abortion-inducing drug via courier, delivery, or mail service.”
Additionally, the law requires abortion businesses to report all chemical abortions to the state. The forms for these reports will show which physician provided the abortion drug, and they will show whether the woman experiences an adverse event.
Abortionists who violate the law can face a Class E felony charge and a fine of up to $50,000.
Tennessee is the most recent state to ban mail delivery of abortion drugs. This issue became prominent in the Spring of 2021 when the FDA "temporarily" suspended safety regulations prohibiting the mail distribution of the drugs. The Biden FDA made the changes permanent in December, driving states to regulate the drugs themselves.
The at-home DIY abortions encouraged by mail-delivered abortion pills can pose significant health risks to women—especially women who take the pills later in pregnancy or women with undiagnosed ectopic pregnancies.
May 6, 2022
Biden Falsely Claims Leaked Opinion Would Undermine Other Rights
Schumer Sets Another Vote on Bill Creating Federal Right to Abortion
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) |
May 5, 2022
Oklahoma Governor Signs Heartbeat Act
Oklahoma Gov Kevin Stitt |
May 4, 2022
Supreme Court Draft Opinion Overturning Roe v. Wade Leaked to Media
"To the extent this betrayal of the confidences of the Court was intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed. The work of the Court will not be affected in any way.We at the Court are blessed to have a workforce – permanent employees and law clerks alike – intensely loyal to the institution and dedicated to the rule of law. Court employees have an exemplary and important tradition of respecting the confidentiality of the judicial process and upholding the trust of the Court. This was a singular and egregious breach of that trust that is an affront to the Court and the community of public servants who work here.I have directed the Marshal of the Court to launch an investigation into the source of the leak."
May 3, 2022
Missouri Ordered to Pay Legal Fees to Planned Parenthood
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Vermont Legalizes Assisted Suicide via Telemedicine
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