Full lobby effort needed on Senate Bill 975
The lame duck session in Lansing has been chaotic as expected, but prolife legislation continues to be acted on. Last Thursday, December 6, the Senate approved S.B. 975, the Religious Liberty & Conscience Protection Act. It is now pending in the House Insurance Committee, which could hold a hearing on it Wednesday, December 12. Action by that committee could be followed by the entire House voting on the bill by Thursday, December 13.
We need a full lobbying effort to state representatives in Lansing immediately. Generate calls and emails to their offices encouraging a "YES" vote on S.B. 975!
Below
is a list of the prolife House Insurance Committee members. If your
state representative is a member of the committee, extra effort is
needed to connect with him or her.
House Insurance Committee Members:
Pete
Lund (chair), Cindy Denby, Ben Glardon, Joel Johnson, Andrea
LaFontaine, Lisa Lyons, Margaret O'Brien, Paul Opsommer, Roy
Schmidt, Deb Shaughnessy, Ken Yonker.
S.B. 975 would provide religious liberty and conscience protection in three areas:
- No one can be forced to purchase or offer for purchase a health benefit that violates one's conscience.
- No health care provider can suffer employment discrimination for raising a conscientious objection to a procedure, drug or service.
- No health facility can be required to provide an objectionable service.
How to help
Make a phone call and send an e-mail message to your Michigan House Representative and ask for a "Yes" vote on S.B. 975.
