LANSING — Mike Rogers continues to face scrutiny for his extensive and dangerous record opposing IVF. News outlets were quick to call Rogers for co-sponsoring “four bills in Congress ‘that would have the same effect as the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling.’”
WATCH: Mike Rogers’ long record supporting dangerous anti-IVF legislation
Here’s what you need to know about Rogers’ dangerous anti-choice record:
- In Congress, Rogers co-sponsored four bills “attempting to define human life as beginning at the moment of fertilization” which would jeopardize access to IVF and contraception, including IUDs and Plan B.
- Fetal personhood laws, like the ones Rogers co-sponsored, “could restrict or effectively ban IVF” and would rip away Michiganders’ freedom to make personal decisions.
- When asked, Rogers’ campaign “did not answer follow-up questions about whether the Senate candidate would support efforts to protect IVF should he be elected.”
- Cindy Hyde-Smith, who blocked the Senate bill to protect IVF access, donated $5,000 to Rogers’ campaign.
- Rogers backs “a near-total abortion ban.”
- If Rogers had “lived in Michigan instead of Florida in 2022,” he would have “voted against Proposal 3 to cement the right to reproductive freedom—including abortion care—into the state Constitution.”
Read more on Rogers’ opposition to IVF:
Washington Post: “Rogers… had previously co-sponsored four bills in Congress ‘that would have the same effect as the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling.’”
NBC: “Former Rep. Mike Rogers, who is running for Senate in Michigan and co-sponsored a series of measures attempting to define human life as beginning at the moment of fertilization.”
NBC: “[Fetal personhood laws]… could restrict or effectively ban IVF.”
Business Insider: GOP politicians are saying they’ve always cared about IVF. Bills they’ve supported indicate otherwise.
- Rogers has co-sponsored four bills with similar language to the House bill while in Congress.
- A spokesperson for Rogers… did not answer follow-up questions about whether the Senate candidate would support efforts to protect IVF should he be elected.
The Gander: Mike Rogers tries to distance Senate campaign from past attempts to ban IVF
- Beyond IVF, Rogers has also made clear that he opposes abortion rights in Michigan—including voicing support for a near-total abortion ban and the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Rogers also told the Daily Mining Gazette that he wants to ban all federal funding for abortion care.
- And had he lived in Michigan instead of Florida in 2022, Rogers has also told reporters that he would’ve voted against Proposal 3 to cement the right to reproductive freedom—including abortion care—into the state Constitution, which passed with about 56% of the vote.
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