abortion

With abortion access changing in many states, college health centers are trying to understand their rights and responsibilities when counseling students who become pregnant.

Governor Whitmer issued an executive order last week to block extraditions for abortion-related crimes committed by out-of-state visitors receiving an abortion in Michigan.

On today's show, former US Attorney Barbara McQuade explains how might interstate extradition work with varying abortion laws among states. Then, we heard about the potential effects of a SCOTUS ruling on tribal jurisdiction in Michigan. Plus, an update into congressional campaign finance and a conversation with GOP gubernatorial candidate Ralph Rebandt.

Michigan won’t help other states with extradition of some people who could face charges because they traveled here for an abortion.

Even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, whether a health plan paid for abortion varied widely. Now it's become even more complex, with conflicts and court challenges on the horizon.

The Reproductive Freedom for All campaign delivered a record-setting 753,759 signatures to the Michigan Secretary of State. This is one of the final steps of a ballot initiative that aims to make abortion a constitutional right in Michigan.

The order will create a new task force on reproductive health care and to coordinate additional steps to help people access abortions.

Two national organizations have gained a reputation for taking the lead on model legislation to restrict and block abortions. Now, states are needing to grapple with the laws they passed.

The Michigan Legislature’s Republican leaders have asked the state Court of Appeals to allow Michigan's dormant ban on most abortions to go into effect.

In 1966, Renee Chelian had an illegal abortion that almost killed her. That experience, when she was just 15 years old, inspired a lifetime of work as an abortion clinic owner in Metro Detroit.