reproductive rights

Candidates and their surrogates spent Saturday and Sunday rallying supporters

A couple shares their harrowing account of a devastating defect in their pregnancy, the abortion they pursued, and the toll of it all.

On Nov. 8, Michigan voters will decide whether to put the right to an abortion in the state constitution by voting on Proposal 3. To better understand what's at stake, Michigan Radio got a rare degree of access to Northland Family Planning. For nine days in August and September, we shadowed a doctor and clinic staff through every step of the process.

Two stalled ballot campaigns are asking the Michigan Supreme Court to overrule a elections board and let voters decide whether to amend the state constitution.

This week's news has been filled with court challenges in reproductive rights and one Republican Attorney General nominee under fire for alleged election tampering. Zoe Clark returns to the host chair for a panel with three journalists discussing these two developments in Michigan politics.

A Supreme Court ruling overturned Roe v. Wade. Now there's a big push to increase funding for Title X, a federal program that offers birth control and other reproductive care to low-income patients.

Seven county prosecutors who favor abortion rights have filed a brief with the Michigan Supreme Court. They’d like a ruling that abortion rights are protected by the Michigan Constitution.

It's no secret that websites and apps collect your personal data, including those you may use to track your period. Data is often used for targeted ads, but the end to the constitutional right to abortion has made privacy experts concerned about surveillance as well.

Today on Stateside, we discussed a community land trust that aims to help Detroit residents secure affordable housing, and a new exhibit at Cranbrook Art Museum featuring Flint artist Tunde Olaniran. Plus, petition signatures have been submitted for the Reproductive Freedom for All ballot initiative.

The Reproductive Freedom For All ballot initiative turned in a total of 753,759 signatures to the Michigan Secretary of State Monday morning. If verified, the issue will be on the November ballot.