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MI HR0336
Resolution
Status
9/21/2022
Primary Sponsor
Shri Thanedar
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AI Summary
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Condemns the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which returned abortion regulation authority to individual states.
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States that the ruling disregards women's right to bodily autonomy by allowing states to force women to carry pregnancies to term and eliminate rights that women held for nearly 50 years.
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Notes that some states have passed abortion laws without exceptions for sexual assault victims, threats to maternal life, or support for resulting pregnancies, and have considered criminal penalties for abortion.
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Identifies undocumented women, women living in poverty, and women from marginalized groups as facing disproportionate risks from the Supreme Court's decision.
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Commits the Michigan House of Representatives to advancing state law to protect reproductive rights and to support communities most impacted by the ruling.
Legislative Description
A resolution to condemn the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and to commit to advancing reproductive justice.
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Judiciary
9/21/2022