Gov. Whitmer Reiterates Protections for Health Care Providers, IVF in Michigan

Statement

“Every American deserves the ability to make their own decisions about their own body and start a family when they are ready. However, last Friday’s ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court, the recent lawsuit by Right to Life Michigan, and bills introduced in state legislatures across the nation put IVF, which allows millions of Americans to have children every year, at risk.

That’s unacceptable. In Michigan, we will keep fighting to protect reproductive freedom and give families as many options as possible as they start or grow their families. I am proud that Michiganders voted overwhelmingly to enshrine the right to reproductive freedom, including an individual’s right to make choices about their own infertility care, in our state constitution in 2022.

Additionally, I issued an executive order that protects health care providers in Michigan from extradition if they provide reproductive health care to an out-of-state patient. We will continue monitoring the situation closely and make sure our nurses and doctors can do their jobs.

We fill fight for your freedoms in Michigan. You deserve to make decisions that are best for you and your family with your doctor without unelected government officials getting in the way. No matter what, we got your back.”

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