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Lansing — Michigan would criminalize “abortion coercion” under legislation that is headed for the desk of Gov. Rick Snyder.
The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday approved a two-bill package that could lead to prison time for a person who pressures a woman into having an abortion by threatening to stalk or assault her.
The legislation, backed by Right to Life of Michigan but opposed by Democrats, would also create new misdemeanor fines for other types of coercion targeting women who have made it clear they do not want to have an abortion.
“A woman has every right to make a decision under law,” Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, said before the vote. “What this bill is about is coercing someone to take a life of a baby against her will.”
Link: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...ion-coercion-ban-bill-headed-snyder/84912436/
The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday approved a two-bill package that could lead to prison time for a person who pressures a woman into having an abortion by threatening to stalk or assault her.
The legislation, backed by Right to Life of Michigan but opposed by Democrats, would also create new misdemeanor fines for other types of coercion targeting women who have made it clear they do not want to have an abortion.
“A woman has every right to make a decision under law,” Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, said before the vote. “What this bill is about is coercing someone to take a life of a baby against her will.”
Link: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...ion-coercion-ban-bill-headed-snyder/84912436/
