Prolife Progress in Michigan

In a blog post at the Corner, Michael New discusses prolife legislation recently passed in Michigan along with other prolife happenings and how Michigan has been a leader in passing life saving laws.

During the past 25 years, Michigan has become a quiet leader in enacting state-level pro-life legislation. The state quit funding therapeutic abortions through its Medicaid program in 1988. It enacted a pro-life parental-involvement law in 1991. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's 1992 Casey decision, it became among the first states to enact a Casey-style informed-consent law which required women to view color photos of fetal development prior to the abortion.....

The most visible debates over abortion tend to take place at the federal level. However, these recent developments in Michigan provide great evidence that pro-life efforts at the state and local level often make an important difference.

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Michael New is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at University of Michigan—Dearborn and will be one of the speakers at Right to Life of Michigan's upcoming annual conference.