Dr. Sarah Wallett

Bills heard in a Michigan Senate committee Thursday aim to expand access to birth control and contraceptives. Colin Jackson has more.

Bills to make birth control more accessible in Michigan received a House committee hearing Tuesday. Colin Jackson reports.

The Michigan House adopted bills last night to lift more abortion restrictions. Democrats say the bills are necessary to bring state laws into compliance with the reproductive rights amendment adopted last year by voters. Rick Pluta reports.

Bills to repeal some abortion restrictions and regulations in Michigan got their first committee hearing yesterday. Colin Jackson has more.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer put abortion rights, a clean energy plan and guaranteed paid worker leave on her agenda for the Legislature’s fall session that begins next week. The governor outlined her priorities Wednesday in a special address. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the state is making preparations to ensure access to a commonly used abortion drug as challenges work their way toward the U.S. Supreme Court. We have more from Rick Pluta reports.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge ruled Wednesday that a 1931 state law that bans most abortions is not enforceable. The ruling says the law violates the state constitution’s due process clause. Rick Pluta has more.

Abortion providers in Michigan are bracing for a large increase in the number of out-of-state abortion seekers. They say the numbers will likely go up as soon as Indiana’s abortion ban goes into effect in mid-September. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran explains.

When the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision, it created uncertainty about abortion on a number of fronts. That includes immediate impact on access. As WEMU’s Josh Hakala explains, in the short term, neighboring states could overwhelm area health care providers.

Officials from Planned Parenthood of Michigan are calling today’s Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade “a dark day for [the] country.” We get the details from WEMU’s Taylor Pinson.