The Michigan legislature passed an omnibus bill on Wednesday that contained several regulations on abortion practices, including regulating the “disposition of fetal remains” following an abortion (Sec. 2836(1)). HB 5711, which ThinkProgress calls “massive 45-page legislation”, passed the Michigan State Senate by a 27-10 vote. The bill will now go back to the House for a vote.
Twitchy covered an earlier story about the bill in June when abortion supporters surrounded the capital to publicize The Vagina Monologues. The reaction to the Senate’s Wednesday vote will likely be as outrageous as earlier demonstrations and, given the violence that took place regarding the right-to-work bill on Tuesday, anything is possible.
#Michigan Senate on 27-10 vote OKs bill creating new regulations on certain #abortion clinics, criminalizes coercing women to have abortion.
— Gongwer Michigan (@GongwerMichigan) December 12, 2012
Michigan Senate passes #prolife legislation 27-10 to license/inspect #abortion clinics, prevent coercive abortion, prevent telemed abortions
— Right to Life of MI (@Right_to_Life) December 12, 2012
Get ready for the panic!
Michigan is kneecapping unions, curtailing abortion rights, & dealing with the non-existent threat of Islamic law: http://t.co/UEfauUhm
— Kate Sheppard (@kate_sheppard) December 12, 2012
Michigan Advances One Of The Nation’s Most Extreme Abortion Bans – http://t.co/DTqKizKM
— Sagun Rayamajhi (@sagunrayamajhi) December 12, 2012
It's not just #righttowork: Right-wing Mich. congress dealing with abortion, prison privatization, and … Shariah law http://t.co/gvOPkbrt
— Ed Schultz (@edshow) December 12, 2012
Michigan enters women's health fray with move to limit abortion access http://t.co/tZ5Sz3tA via @guardian
— Stephany (@steffy7680) December 12, 2012
Unbelievable. #MI #antichoice "superbill" passes in Senate, 27-10: http://t.co/FwMN3DWV #saveMI #prochoice #reprorights
— PRH (@prhdocs) December 12, 2012
@reprodocs sickening. #women in #MI are now officially second class citizens
— UniteWomenOrg® (@UniteWomenOrg) December 12, 2012
https://twitter.com/HelenSamano/status/278978895544471552
@HelenSamano LMFAOOOOOOO damn man now what the fuck do we do
— Jordan Vermiglio (@JordanVermiglio) December 12, 2012
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