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    State Senate Votes to Exempt Abortion Providers from Accountability Standards

    Michigan Voters Never Asked for Legislators to Deregulate Abortion Industry

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    In response to the state Senate passing several bills on a party-line vote tied to the Reproductive Health Act (RHA), MCC issued a statement calling out senators for inoculating abortion businesses from minimal levels of transparency and accountability and repealing laws that protect the health and safety of women.

    Senate Committee Sides with Abortion Industry over Michigan Voters; Health and Safety of Women

    RHA bills advance despite poll confirming strong opposition to repealing abortion limits

    The Reproductive Health Act would remove licensing and inspection requirements on abortion clinics and the 24-hour waiting period to provide women informed consent about abortion, two policies that Michigan voters across the board still strongly support.

    Michigan Catholic Conference is urging state senators to stop and consider the health and safety of women as well as the voices of Michigan voters if they decide to take up the Reproductive Health Act (RHA), after a Senate committee voted today to move the extreme legislation to the Senate floor.

    MCC Calls for Greater Respect for Women’s Health and Safety After Appalling RHA Legislation Emerges from Committee

    MCC Calls on House and Senate Members to Oppose Deregulation of Abortion Industry

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    The Catholic Conference is calling on the consciences of members of the House and Senate to oppose appalling legislation passed by the House Health Policy Committee this morning that overturns widely-supported limitations on abortion and policies that require accountability and transparency over Michigan abortion facilities.

    Catholic Conference Responds to Gov. Whitmer's Comments on Abortion, Paid Family Leave

    ‘Reproductive Health Act is the will of the abortion industry, not the people of Michigan,’ says MCC

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    In responding to Gov. Whitmer’s fall policy speech today, MCC committed to opposing the abortion lobby’s interest in overturning long-standing and widely-supported limits on abortion while also offering support for a fair and just paid family leave policy in Michigan.

    Catholic Conference Raises Concerns With Scope of Bills Restricting Counselors’ Speech

    Despite intent, language in bills would open the door for targeting of religious professionals

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    Two bills recently approved by the Michigan Legislature that restrict speech in counselor-patient settings should be rejected by Gov. Whitmer on the grounds that the language is too broad and goes well beyond its intended purpose of protecting children from abhorrent practices, MCC said in a statement.

    Catholic Conference Welcomes New Laws to Protect Children

    MCC has supported bipartisan abuse prevention measures since 2018

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    MCC commended lawmakers from both parties and chambers for providing broad support for legislation signed into law by Governor Whitmer that will prevent sexual abuse of children and others, as MCC has been advocating for this legislation since 2018 in keeping with the Catholic Church’s commitment to prevent abuse.

    Catholic Conference Publishes Response to Ongoing Gun Violence

    Church supports measures that protect human life; recognizes no single policy can solve violence

    From left to right: Jeanne Damer and her daughters Sophia, an Oxford High School senior; Isabella, a Michigan State University junior; Mia, an Oxford freshman; and her husband Pat in front of Oxford High School.

    For the first time, Focus — Michigan Catholic Conference’s quarterly publication that examines public policy issues through the lens of Catholic social teaching — is addressing the topic of gun violence with the hope of provoking thoughtful reflection for readers mindful of differing perspectives about guns and gun regulation.

    Polling Indicates Wide Voter Support for Restrictions on Abortion

    Data Show Majority of Pro-Choice and Prop 3 Voters Support Parental Consent, Safety Standards

    Michigan voters support long-standing regulations on abortion.

    The legislative majority and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer would be going against the will of Michigan voters — and for the Governor, her own stated position — if legislation advances to remove the requirement that parents give consent for their children to undergo abortion, according to polling data released today by Michigan Catholic Conference (MCC).

    Legislative Majority to Impose Abortion Mandate on Michigan Employers

    Proposal 3 voters did not ask for legislation that equates abortion to childbirth

    A pensive-looking mother holding her young child against her chest with the child's head over her shoulder.

    Michigan Catholic Conference responded with strong opposition to the legislative majority’s approval of Senate Bill 147, which would create an abortion mandate on employers in Michigan. MCC notes in its statement that it is wrong to push employers into providing employee benefits related to abortion if they offer paid maternity leave or insurance coverage for childbirth, and that the premise of equating childbirth to abortion offends human dignity.

    Catholic Conference Urges Michigan House to Reject Abortion Mandate for Employers

    Lawmakers Continue to Rush Controversial Abortion Bills Unrelated to Proposal 3

    A baby boy staring at the viewer.

    MCC is urging the state House to oppose legislation approved by a House committee that would equate abortion with childbirth by requiring a range of employers to pay for elective abortions as part of their employee benefit plans if they are also providing benefits related to pregnancy or childbirth.

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