Students and state lawmakers talk reproductive rights and mobilizing college-age voters

(Michigan Advance) Michigan college students and a recent grad on Monday joined state Sen. Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) and state Rep. Julie Brixie (D-Meridian Twp.) to discuss reproductive rights and how to energize young voters.

At the East Lansing event, the lawmakers emphasized the stakes for reproductive freedom across the country this election, with Anthony pointing to Trump’s recent announcement that he would vote to uphold Florida’s ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, although the former president has criticized the law, saying six weeks offered too little time.

In 2022, Michiganders voted to enshrine the right to abortion in Michigan’s constitution through Proposal 3, though Brixie warned these protections would be jeopardized by a national abortion ban.

“Even though we successfully codified our Reproductive Health Care Act here in Michigan last year, it’s still all at risk, because we could be subjected to federal law changes that would make abortion illegal, and the right to a safe, legal abortion is something that everyone should have,” Brixie said. “And I don’t care what the reason is, because it’s none of my damn business why anybody wants to have an abortion.” ..................(more)

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