More than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court denied Michigan’s third try at banning what legislators have termed partial-birth abortions, state lawmakers are beginning a fourth attempt to ban the procedure.
Supporters of legislation proposed by Sen. Cameron Brown, R-Sturgis, say the ban is what Michigan residents want.
“The citizens of Michigan have been trying for a long time to put this in the books,” said Ed Rivet, legislative director for Right to Life of Michigan. “They don’t want this (procedure) in the state. It’s even been supported by a vast amount of people who call themselves pro-choice.”
The problem with the abortion debate is where it begins, said Sarah Scranton, executive director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan.
While legislators are focused on abortion, she said they should pay attention to unintended pregnancies instead.
“As always, the abortion issue raises a lot of contention and divides us,” she said. “We’re trying to change the dialogue of this because if the goal is to reduce the number of abortions of Michigan, then preventing unintended pregnancies should be top priority.”
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