Yesterday, the Michigan Democratic Party held a “Defend Choice” event in Grand Rapids blasting Michigan Republicans for their decades-long effort to strip Americans of their reproductive rights and the GOP’s continued efforts tocriminalize abortion in Michigan.
State Representatives Rachel Hood (HD-81) and David LaGrand (HD-75) were joined by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan board member Denavvia Mojet as they emphasized that reproductive rights are on the ballot and urgers voters to elect Democrats up and down the ballot to defend access to safe, legal abortions in Michigan.
Here’s a look at what Michiganders are seeing today from West Michigan Democrats working to defend reproductive rights:
ABC Grand Rapids: MI Democrats host “Defend Choice” Rally
Michigan Democrats are condemning what they call Republicans’ extreme far right attacks on abortion in the past few weeks. Today they rallied in Grand Rapids as a part of a Defend Choice Week of Action. State Representatives Rachel Hood and David LaGrand were joined by other advocates who want the reelection of Governor Whitmer as well as a Democratic majority in the Michigan State Legislature to defend reproductive rights.
“We have a pro-choice movement and we have a pro-choice moment—it’s called an election and we are going to have an opportunity in november to have a conversation about what kind of state we want to live in, and choice is going to be on the ballot,” said LaGrand.
The Gander: Michigan Democrats Host “Defend Choice” Week of Action, DNC Launches New TV Ad in Michigan
State Reps. Rachel Hood and David LaGrand, both representing the Grand Rapids area, appeared alongside Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan board member Denavvia Mojet to raise awareness of the Republican Party’s extreme anti-abortion agenda. They also emphasized the importance of electing pro-choice lawmakers to ensure abortion remains legal in Michigan, where a draconian 1931 abortion ban has been temporarily blocked by a Court amid ongoing litigation–but could soon go back into effect.
“The entire Michigan GOP has decided to go against a majority of Michiganders by gleefully praising the Supreme Court’s decision, actively calling for the 1931 abortion ban to be reinstated, and writing legislation that would put doctors and people who can give birth in jail for seeking the abortion care they need,” Rep. Hood said. “Unless we vote like our rights depend on it in November, everything will change in Michigan.”
