interfaith reproductive justice coalition

Urge Key Michigan Senators to Support Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Initiative

By MUUSJN on Wednesday, March 11th, 2020

Click HERE for the Senate Appropriations Committee List Click HERE to get the name of your Michigan Senator During Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s January 29th State of the State message she supported several important “Healthy Mom’s, Healthy Babies” initiatives that could increase the survival rates of Michigan women and their babies. Michigan’s death rates of mothers and their infants are unacceptable. The death rates for infants and their mothers is about three times greater for African American and Native Americans. The good news is that Michigan has a plan to reduce these death rates. The Interfaith Reproductive Justice Coalition, a group organized by MUUSJN that includes over 16 women’s and LGBTQ organizations, urges the public to call Michigan Senators to support this life saving $37.5 million investment to protect mothers […]

Volunteers Needed to Challenge Right to Life Anti-Choice Ballot Signatures

By MUUSJN on Friday, December 27th, 2019

Volunteers Needed To Help Defeat Abortion Ban Click HERE to Sign Up with Planned Parenthood of Michigan On December 23rd, Michigan Right to Life (RTL) submitted 379,418 signatures on petitions to the Michigan Secretary of State to criminalize dilation and extraction, the most safe, commonly used method of abortion in Michigan. The petition is intended by anti-choice activists to go to the Michigan legislature and avoid a certain veto by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Under Michigan law, this petition drive must get 340,047 valid signatures to go to the Michigan legislature. Here are four reasons this petition is just WRONG for Michigan women and Michigan families: If the proposal is adopted by state legislators, the MI ACLU has said it will challenge it in court. YOUR HELP IS […]