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COMMENTARY: Along with mandating abortion on demand, the state’s so-called ‘Reproductive Freedom For All’ initiative extends even further.
Proposal 3 in Michigan will give minor children the constitutional right to pursue procedures intended to change their physical sexual characteristics and sterilize themselves as a result, and parents would have no right to consent or be informed of it.
There is a lot to unpack there, and the average reader may have an interest in a broader explanation. But the plain language of the proposed constitutional amendment in Michigan and how it can be applied demonstrate that such a scenario is entirely within the realm of possibility if voters approve this measure Nov. 8.
Proposal 3 is billed by its supporters as the “Reproductive Freedom for All” initiative. Voters may believe this is just an abortion proposal, and abortion is included as part of “the fundamental right to reproductive freedom” established in the amendment. But there's more to it.
The amendment text goes on to define what is included in that right: The fundamental right to reproductive freedom, it says, “entails the right to make and effectuate decisions about all matters relating to pregnancy, including but not limited to prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, miscarriage management, and infertility care.”
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How Michigan’s Proposal 3 Allows Child Sterilization Without Parental Consent
Proposal 3 in Michigan will give minor children the constitutional right to pursue procedures intended to change their physical sexual characteristics and sterilize themselves as a result, and parents would have no right to consent or be informed of it.
There is a lot to unpack there, and the average reader may have an interest in a broader explanation. But the plain language of the proposed constitutional amendment in Michigan and how it can be applied demonstrate that such a scenario is entirely within the realm of possibility if voters approve this measure Nov. 8.
Proposal 3 is billed by its supporters as the “Reproductive Freedom for All” initiative. Voters may believe this is just an abortion proposal, and abortion is included as part of “the fundamental right to reproductive freedom” established in the amendment. But there's more to it.
The amendment text goes on to define what is included in that right: The fundamental right to reproductive freedom, it says, “entails the right to make and effectuate decisions about all matters relating to pregnancy, including but not limited to prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, miscarriage management, and infertility care.”
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How Michigan’s Proposal 3 Allows Child Sterilization Without Parental Consent
