Tell the Michigan Legislature to Stop Playing Politics with Women's Health!
Contact your State Representative and Speaker Dillon to urge them to Reject Senate Bill 776!
You can tell it’s an election year in Michigan. Our state legislators, including House Speaker Andy Dillon, are cowering to anti-choice forces that seek to limit a woman's access to reproductive healthcare in Michigan. State legislators are pushing through an unnecessary and wasteful bill, which would prohibit an abortion method that has already been banned by federal law and upheld by the ultra-conservative U.S. Supreme Court.
Not only is this bill unnecessary because it is already banned, it is political pandering at its worst - Speaker Dillon can stop this wasteful legislation, but he needs to hear from people like you.
Tell your representative and Speaker of the House Andy Dillon to stop wasting our tax dollars on an issue designed only to pander to anti-choice forces and attack women’s health in an election year.
Michigan Senate Bill 776 prohibits a rarely used, yet medically necessary abortion method and does not provide an exception to protect a woman’s health. Furthermore, no matter what Michigan law says, this medical method is already outlawed here and across the country. Please use the letter below to write to Speaker Dillon and your State Representative. Urge them to reject these wasteful and divisive antics and instead join us in promoting commonsense, proactive policies that work to both prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce the need for abortion, without jeopardizing women’s health and privacy. Unsure of who your Michigan State Legislators are? Click here to find out. Yours in Choice, MARAL Pro-Choice Michigan Staff --Letter to Decision Makers— Dear [Decision maker], I am writing to express my opposition to Senate Bill 776. This bill is nothing more than political pandering to anti-choice forces in an election year. SB 776 is a redundant, wasteful and politically-motivated bill that seeks to ban an abortion method that is already banned at the federal level. In addition, this bill prohibits a rarely used, yet medically necessary abortion method with no exception to protect a woman's health. Please stop wasting taxpayer time and resources with political votes that hurt women. Instead of backing this unnecessary and dangerous bill, I challenge you to join me in supporting commonsense proactive policies that actually work to prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce the need for abortions in Michigan, such as comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education and equal prescription coverage for birth control. Thank you for your consideration. I will be watching your actions carefully and look forward to your response.
Sincerely, [Your Name]
[Your Address] [Your City, State, Zip]
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