Michigan has a 1931 law on the books that criminalizes abortion. That law has not been enforced since 1973 when Roe v Wade was decided, but it hasn’t been repealed either. And so it would take effect again should Roe be overturned because the state’s GOP-controlled legislature said they don’t plan to revoke it. We talk with Kelly Hall of The Fairness Project, which is gathering signatures to put a referendum on the ballot this fall to bypass the legislature and take the matter directly to voters. If they approve it, the measure would amend the state’s constitution to make reproductive freedom a right.
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Show Notes:
- Michigan Reproductive Freedom For All – https://mireproductivefreedom.org/
- Ban Off Our Bodies Rally on May 14th – https://bit.ly/3P1KxgN
- Donate to abortion funds, take action and more via Vote Save America – votesaveamerica.com/roe
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