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New preliminary research from the University of Michigan shows women living in states with post-Dobbs abortion bans may be more likely to shoulder costs for employer-sponsored health insurance premiums, with federal data reflecting a 5.4% increase in annual premium expenditures for those women after 2022, when most abortion bans went into effect. The study used […]

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined reproductive freedom leaders in advocating against a ballot measure that would launch a constitutional convention in Michigan, arguing that it would open the door to removing constitutional protections for abortion access and reproductive rights, which were enshrined in the state constitution through a ballot measure in 2022. “This is not an […]

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to Michigan anti-abortion groups Right to Life of Michigan and the Pregnancy Resource Center, blocking enforcement of state employment laws that would require them to hire staff with pro-abortion beliefs and cover abortion care in employee benefits. The ruling protects these organizations' First Amendment rights and prohibits the state from forcing them to recruit, hire, or retain employees who support abortion or provide abortion coverage, while directing the Michigan Supreme Court to clarify the law's application before the case proceeds in federal court.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Right to Life of Michigan's lawsuit challenging Proposal 3, Michigan's 2022 constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights, ruling the plaintiffs lacked standing. Michigan officials including Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel defended the decision, emphasizing the state's commitment to reproductive freedom and parental rights under the constitution.

Planned Parenthood of Michigan has requested $5 million from Governor Gretchen Whitmer to prevent the closure of health centers amid federal funding cuts, but Whitmer has deferred the decision to the state Legislature. The organization warns that without immediate action, access to reproductive health care, including abortion, in Michigan is rapidly closing.

After the Planned Parenthood clinic in Marquette, Michigan closed in spring 2025, Marquette Medical Urgent Care began providing medication abortions to fill the resulting gap in local abortion access. Physicians Shawn Brown and Viktoria Koskenoja organized community efforts and overcame insurance challenges to offer in-person abortion care in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where patients previously faced a 500-mile stretch without access.

Michigan House Appropriations Committee Chair Rep. Ann Bollin falsely claimed that recipients of the Rx Kids prenatal and infant cash support program use the money and then get abortions, a claim disputed by program founder Dr. Mona Hanna and data showing most abortions occur before eligibility at 16 weeks. The program, administered by Michigan State University, was cut by $18.5 million in funding by Bollin's committee despite evidence it supports families and increases birth rates in areas like Flint.

Right to Life of Michigan and the Pregnancy Resource Center have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Michigan's employment law, arguing it violates their First Amendment rights by requiring them to hire employees with abortion beliefs contrary to their own and to cover abortion care in employee benefits. The deadline for Attorney General Dana Nessel and other defendants to respond has been extended to March 27 in the Western District of Michigan court.

Dr. Rob Davidson, an emergency physician in western Michigan, criticized Republican calls to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone following a closed-door FDA hearing. He emphasized that mifepristone has been safely used for over 25 years and warned that political interference threatens evidence-based medical decisions and patient access to FDA-approved care.

Michigan's House Health Policy Committee advanced three bills to increase abortion reporting requirements, including detailed demographic and procedural data, with a party-line vote of nine Republicans in favor and three Democrats against. The bills, supported by Right to Life of Michigan and opposed by Planned Parenthood of Michigan, will proceed to the full House but face likely opposition in the Democratic-controlled Senate and from Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and Women Speak Out PAC will spend $80 million on the 2024 midterm elections, including voter outreach efforts in Michigan to maintain Republican majorities in Congress. The funding targets key battleground races such as Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, where GOP candidates include former Rep. Mike Rogers and anti-abortion former Michigan GOP co-chair Bernadette Smith.

Michigan House Republicans introduced a package of bills to re-establish detailed abortion reporting requirements, including demographic data and abortion specifics, to align with federal data collection and support policy-making. The legislation also includes provisions to criminalize disclosure of personal information of abortion patients, aiming to restore reporting standards that ceased after a 2023 law change in Michigan.

Thousands gathered at the Michigan State Capitol for the second March for Life rally to oppose Proposal 3, which enshrines abortion rights in the state constitution, and to promote alternatives like Pregnancy Resource Centers. Michigan GOP lawmakers introduced three bills to reinstate abortion reporting requirements eliminated in 2024, aiming to increase transparency about abortion complications based on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services 2024 Abortion Report.

Right to Life of Michigan and several parents have filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit challenging Proposal 3, a 2022 Michigan ballot initiative that enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution, arguing it threatens parental rights related to minors seeking abortions. The appeal focuses on protecting parental rights under the Fourteenth Amendment and seeks to overturn parts of Proposal 3 that they claim undermine parental consent safeguards.