Press Releases - ACLU of Michigan

Jul 24, 2025

ACLU and YWCA of Kalamazoo Appeal Dismissal of Case Challenging the State’s Ban on Medicaid Insurance Coverage for Abortions

DETROIT - The ACLU of Michigan, the ACLU, and the law firm Goodwin Procter today asked the Michigan Court of Appeals to overturn a lower court’s decision and reinstate our case, YWCA of Kalamazoo v. State of Michigan, a challenge to Michigan’s unjust ban on Medicaid coverage of abortion.

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Jan 16, 2025

ACLU Sends Letter to Walgreens Asking for Investigation, Apology and Policy Changes After Harassment of Customer Purchasing Medication for Miscarriage Treatment

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan today sent a letter to the Walgreens drugstore chain asking for an investigation, policy changes and an apology to Kristin Tweedale and her partner, Jeffrey Kramer, who was inappropriately questioned and harassed at a Lansing store last September when he attempted to f

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Aug 24, 2024

The Michigan Supreme Court Race Is Critical to the Protection of Reproductive Freedom and Other Civil Rights and Liberties

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan urges voters to cast their ballot in the Michigan Supreme Court race, following the Democratic and Republican parties finalizing their nominations for the November election at their respective conventions this weekend. The Michigan Supreme Court race is critical to the

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Jun 27, 2024

ACLU and YWCA Kalamazoo File Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of Michigan’s Ban on Medicaid Coverage for Abortion Care

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the law firm Goodwin Procter filed a lawsuit today challenging Michigan’s ban on Medicaid coverage for abortion and related care.

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Mar 28, 2024

Michigan's Parental Consent Law for Abortion Harms Young People

A Michigan law that requires a young person to obtain parental consent to have an abortion threatens the health and safety of youth in the state and violates their human rights, according to a new report released today by Human Rights Watch, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan, and

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Nov 10, 2023

ACLU: Right to Life’s Lawsuit Challenging Proposal 3 Aims to Undermine Voters’ Overwhelming Desire to Protect the Right to Reproductive Freedom

American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan Executive Director Loren Khogali issued the following statement in response to the lawsuit Right to Life and others filed this week asking a federal court to overturn the voter-approved constitutional amendment that enshrines the right to reproductive freed

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Nov 07, 2023

Advocates Respond to the Michigan Legislature’s Passage of the Reproductive Health Act

LANSING, MI – Advocates for abortion access in Michigan released the following statement following the Legislature’s final vote today in the passage of the Reproductive Health Act: “The Michigan Legislature’s passage of the Reproductive Health Act comes one year after voters made it resoundingly cle

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Nov 02, 2023

Reproductive Freedom Advocates Issue Statement on Michigan House Passage of the Reproductive Health Act

LANSING, MI – Advocates for abortion access in Michigan released the following statement in response to the Michigan House of Representatives passage of the Reproductive Health Act without key components of the bill:

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Oct 19, 2023

Abortion Advocates Call on Michigan House to Pass Reproductive Health Act in Full

LANSING, MI – Today, the Michigan Senate voted on the Reproductive Health Act, which now heads to the House of Representatives, where components of the RHA are being negotiated out of the legislation. Advocates for abortion access in Michigan released the following statement calling on the House to

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

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