Mike Rogers said “federal and state governments were established” to restrict abortion
LANSING — Mike Rogers has a decades-long record of supporting and voting for measures that would ban abortion and could restrict access to IVF and contraception. 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. Across the state, Michiganders are speaking out against Rogers’ toxic record of supporting abortion bans.
What to know about Rogers’ extensive anti-abortion voting record:
- Rogers “supported a national abortion ban” and “consistently voted” for abortion bans.
- In Congress, Rogers co-sponsored four bills “to define human life as beginning at conception” which could 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.
- Rogers refused to commit to supporting legislation to protect IVF at the federal level.
- When “asked about how the fetal personhood bills he sponsored in Congress squared” with his so-called support for IVF, “Rogers refused to discuss the legislation.”
- 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.
- Rogers is in a “sticky wicket” with his Congressional record of “co-sponsoring” anti-IVF legislation making it “even worse” for him to hide from.
- Rogers “very much essentially punted” when asked about his support for personhood legislation.
- Rogers has attacked the media for asking him about his anti-IVF record, saying he can’t find an “honest journalist” and he’s “lost faith in the journalistic integrity across America.”
WATCH: Mike Rogers’ long record supporting dangerous anti-IVF legislation
Take a look:
- 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
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