Whitmer vetoes budget items restricting abortion access, stem cell research

(Detroit Free Press) LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed sections of the $22.2 billion education budget, which she signed Thursday, related to restricting abortion access for college students and restricting research on embryonic stem cells, a spokesman said.

Although the 2023 fiscal year budget reflected a consensus reached between the governor and Republican legislative leaders as a result of negotiations, no lawmakers should be surprised by the vetoes, Whitmer press secretary Bobby Leddy said.

"This final outcome of the budget was understood by all parties involved," Leddy said.

But state Rep. Thomas Albert, R-Lowell, expressed outrage at the vetoes. They "show the governor doesn’t really care about choice," Albert said. "She is only interested in promoting the deadly choice that ends a human life." .............(more)

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