By a vote of 26-11, the Michigan Senate passed the Coercive Abortion Prevention Act (HB 4787) on May 25, 2016. All Senate Democrats and Republican Tory Rocca vote no while 26 Republicans voted yes. This legislation now moves to Governor Rick Snyder’s desk.
H.B. 4787 adds to Michigan's current anti-extortion/coercion provisions by including coercion to abort as a specific crime. It will be illegal to coerce a woman to abort by threatening or actually committing the following actions: physical assault, withdrawing financial support, or terminating or otherwise violating a legal contract, destroying or concealing a passport or other identification, and threats to deport or arrest.
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