We crafted Prop 3. Here's what it really does.

With Election Day approaching, misinformation regarding Proposal 3 is flooding the airwaves and filling mailboxes. As the leaders of three distinct and very different statewide organizations supporting reproductive freedom, we are compelled to set the record straight.

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Making History in Michigan

The urgent fight to protect both democracy and reproductive freedom

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At the Intersection of Free Speech and Abortion Rights

One Michigan woman’s viral TikTok videos and the need to pass Prop 3

By Phil Mayor

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Protecting a Democracy Under Assault

The link between Proposals 2 & 3, and the power we all hold.

By Shelli Weisberg

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Opinion: Have we forgotten what a public library is for?

In August, people in Jamestown, Mich., just outside Grand Rapids, signaled with their votes that they would rather defund — and possibly shutter — their only public library than keep books with LGBTQ themes on the shelves. The impact of such a vote is deeply concerning. And the place from which it

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Why we sued the Taylor Police Department on behalf of a pet owner with a disability

Mr. Bryant, a Black man with physical disabilities, had his constitutional rights violated, his beloved pet seized, and criminal charges filed against him. All he wanted was a little assistance for his puppy in distress.

By Syeda Davidson

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With this Supreme Court, the LGBTQ+ community must prepare for attacks on their rights

With the U.S. Supreme Court now dominated by a conservative majority that apparently has no shame in overturning well-established rulings that protect civil liberties, members of the LGBTQ+ community would be wise to start preparing.

By Jay Kaplan

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Why I'm committed to keeping abortion legal

Five years ago, a friend from church asked if I’d go with her to stand watch at a metro Detroit abortion clinic – not to harass the people seeking care, but to help protect them. It was a life-changing experience.

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Thinking of Aimee Stephens in the afterglow of a major LGBTQ+ victory in Michigan’s Supreme Court

This week, Aimee Stephen’s precedent-setting landmark U.S. Supreme Court case victory helped open the way to a Michigan Supreme Court ruling that LGBTQ+ people in our state have the undisputed right to live their lives free of any discrimination based on their sexual orientation.

By Jay Kaplan

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