Lansing, Michigan – The Great Lakes Justice Center has prepared a response to Proposal 3.
The ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and other pro-abortion activists are promoting a ballot proposal to amend Michigan’s Constitution (Proposal 3). The “Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative” (RRFI), if passed, creates a new, unlimited, and unregulated right to abortion and an additional, undefined “right to reproductive freedom.” This radical proposal is not solely about abortion; rather, this poorly worded change to our State Constitution will create additional new rights and invalidates numerous existing laws protecting women, children, and parents.
These activists falsely claim the amendment merely places the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Roe v Wade back into effect. Nothing is further from the truth. If passed, the RRFI enshrines in Michigan’s Constitution the most extreme abortion law in America. The expansive, vague, and broad terms used in this new law are not defined. This new fundamental constitutional right overrides any conflicting statute.
UPDATE: Proposal 3 passed in Michigan in November 2022, thereby amending the Michigan State Constitution to reflect a “right” to abortion and “reproductive health.” Additionally, elements of Proposal 3 were enshrined in legislation through the radical “Reproductive Health Act” of 2023. At the same time, the Michigan legislature repealed many good laws that protected women and children. Our Great Lakes Justice Center is currently engaged in federal litigation seeking to overturn this deadly policy on constitutional grounds and restore protection for life and representative, good government.
We keep these resources available below in hopes that they will aid individuals in other states facing similar ballot initiatives as they fight to protect life. Please contact info@saltlightglobal.org if our team can be of further assistance.
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