Flint doctors and leaders call out Mike Rogers for supporting dangerous abortion bans
LANSING — Today, State Representative Cynthia Neeley, Dr. Aisha Harris, and Dr. Brittany Tayler, sounded the alarm on Mike Rogers’ extensive anti-abortion record at a press conference in Flint.
“Access to reproductive health care is an essential component of women’s health care, but Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers has an extensive anti-abortion record. Our next senator should be someone who will fight to protect reproductive rights, and that’s why I’m proud to support Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin,” said State Representative Cynthia Neeley.
“Reproductive freedom is essential. It is not just abortion but broad access that impacts and saves lives. Mike Rogers has already shown us that he won’t fight to protect reproductive rights. Michiganders want to protect reproductive rights,” said Dr. Aisha Harris.
“As a pediatrician, I see every day how important it is for families to have control over their reproductive health decisions. Protecting the right to safe and accessible abortion care is critical for the health of women, children, and families. Families, in consultation with their doctors, should be empowered to make these deeply personal decisions without political interference. We can’t afford to have politicians like Mike Rogers who want to ban abortion in the Senate,” said Dr. Brittany Tayler.
Rogers “supported a national abortion ban” and he “consistently voted” for abortion bans, and he co-sponsored four bills that “could restrict or effectively ban IVF.” Rogers twice “co-sponsored legislation to withdraw federal approval of the abortion-inducing medication Mifepristone.”
Rogers wanted to “enshrine fetal personhood in the Constitution,” and he celebrated the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. If Rogers had “lived in Michigan instead of Florida” in 2022, he would have voted against Proposal 3.
See also: Jezebel: Michigan Republican in Tight Senate Race Says He’d Respect Abortion Rights. His Record Suggests Otherwise, Bridge Michigan: On abortion, some Michigan candidate claims conflict with records, Michigan Independent: Mike Rogers wants voters to forget his record of backing abortion bans, The Gander: Mike Rogers tries to distance Senate campaign from his anti-abortion record, CNN: Republican candidates downplay past anti-abortion stances ahead of 2024 election, The Gander: Republican Senate candidates face backlash over anti-abortion records in Michigan, Business Insider: GOP politicians are saying they’ve always cared about IVF. Bills they’ve supported indicate otherwise, Michigan Advance: Republicans have put the rights of a fertilized egg over the rights of the woman,’ Michigan Independent: Mike Rogers’ support for ‘fetal personhood’ could threaten access to IVF and contraception.
Note: Contact Sam Chan at [email protected] for a recording of the press conference.
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