MI: Reproductive Health
Increasingly, politics make their way into students' college choices
By Jon Marcus for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi for Michigan News Connection reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News …
New Research in MI on Preterm Births, Environmental Toxins
Wayne State University has received an $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how volatile organic compounds contribu…
MI Study: Banning Abortion Affects Women's Economic Well-Being
The debate surrounding abortion often turns on emotional and moral issues, but a Michigan-based policy institute says the economic impact of …
Doctors Tell of Patients' Hardships after Roe is Overturned
By Belle Taylor-McGhee for Ms. Magazine.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Michigan News Connection reporting for the Ms. Magazine-Public News …
MI Voting, Reproductive Freedom Ballot Campaigns Submit Signatures
Two constitutional amendment campaigns submitted signatures Monday to qualify to appear on the November ballot, one called "Promote the Vote 2022" …
Study: Sperm Cells' Age May Play Role in Reproductive Success
A new study found an association between what researchers are calling the biological age of sperm and reproductive success. While age is considered …
MI Groups Sound "Trigger" Law Alarm if SCOTUS Overturns Roe
Michigan lawmakers and pro-choice advocates were among those gathering Tuesday at courthouses, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to protect a …
MI Groups Seek to Break Stigma Around Young Parenting
It is Michigan Young Parent Awareness Day, and groups are spotlighting efforts to support expectant and parenting young people, both in taking care …
MI Groups: "Crisis Pregnancy Centers" Push Anti-Abortion Messages
Michigan reproductive-health advocates are urging residents to be aware of anti-abortion groups known as "crisis pregnancy centers." They offer preg…
Ballot Petition Seeks to Add Abortion Rights to MI Constitution
A coalition of advocates for reproductive freedom has filed a ballot proposal to affirm that every Michigan resident will have reproductive rights…
Groups: Removing Tax on Menstrual Products a Step Toward More Accessibility
LANSING, Mich. -- One in five teens in the U.S. struggle to afford period products, and Michigan organizations are working to make pads, tampons…
Groups: Reproductive-Health Disparities Would Worsen Without Roe
LANSING, Mich. -- Advocates for reproductive care in Michigan are echoing the Department of Justice's call for the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate the …