Plan B

Today, we talk to Natasha Bagdasarian about the state partnering with the department of health and human services to provide free access to birth control and sexually transmitted disease prevention medication. And, a feature on women stocking up on Plan B in Michigan.

Abortion access is protected in Michigan, but some people are afraid that access to abortion pills could be taken away under a second Trump administration.

Federal law requires most private insurance plans (and Medicaid) to cover many types of contraception, including drugs that require a prescription. But over-the-counter birth control drugs aren't included. Bills introduced in the state Senate this week would change that.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has launched an education campaign to explain that contraceptives do not cause abortions.

The short answer is: yes. Plan B and other contraceptive measures remain legal in Michigan. But language in the Dobbs ruling that overturned Roe leads some to believe that legal protections for birth control might be in trouble.

It looks like some lawmakers who aren't happy with the May ballot proposal to increase road funding are trying to come up with an alternative.“Well Plan…