You will soon see abortion supporters and promoters in public places asking people to sign a petition to assure that all women in Michigan have access to “good, safe health care,” especially as it relates to “reproductive health care.”
Reproductive Freedom for All, a coalition of the ACLU of Michigan, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, and Michigan Voices, has begun a ballot petition drive to protect so called “reproductive freedom”, including unlimited access to abortion, in Michigan.
This proposal would amend Michigan’s Constitution to explicitly affirm Michiganders’ fundamental right to reproductive freedom. This includes the unlimited right to make and carry out decisions without interference in all matters relating to pregnancy, including abortion, birth control, prenatal care, and childbirth. To those who support abortion, this sounds like a wonderful proposition.
However, a closer reading of the measure and its enabling language tells a different story. The new amendment would remove any and all protective laws passed by Michigan citizens including, but not limited to, Born Alive Infant Protection Act—assured care for a child born alive in an abortion, Parental Consent for requirement for children seeking abortions—protecting children from exploitation by others and allows parents to counsel with their children, waiting periods and informed consent measures for women seeking an abortion—assuring that a woman seeking an abortion knows of the procedure’s effect on her unborn baby and herself., health and safety regulations for abortion clinics—assuring that the site of the abortion is meets minimal requirements for cleanliness and safety..
Michigan would join the ranks of Alaska, Colorado, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Vermont, along with Washington, D.C that have no gestational limits on abortion.
This amendment would place no value whatsoever on the life of the child or his/her ability to survive a congenital condition or premature birth.
It provides no protection to women or girls who may be compelled to abort by others.
It would impact EVERY SINGLE DECISION regarding pregnancy, removing EVERY SINGLE SAFEGUARD OR ALTERNATIVE TO ABORTION.
Organizations such as these fear that the United States Supreme Court may rule in Dobbs v Jackson in such a way as to negate the 1973 Roe v Wade decision. For decades, legal scholars have criticized Roe v Wade as wrongly decided and unconstitutional. The paradox here is that before Roe v Wade, abortions supporters wanted safety and protection for desperate women. Now, they want to remove any safety or protections for desperate women.
For more information, please call the Right to Life-LIFESPAN office, 248-816-1546.
PROTECT LIFE
DO NOT SIGN THIS PETITION