reproductive rights

A U.S. appeals court panel has allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

With the closure of several of its health centers in Michigan, Planned Parenthood of Michigan is turning more to telehealth services to provide reproductive health care to patients. The service allows medical providers to provide face-to-face appointments for individuals, no matter where they are located. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talks with Clinical Director of Telehealth, Jess Agius about the virtual service.

The plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Michigan’s ban on using Medicaid to fund abortion care are appealing the dismissal of their case. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is asking a judge to reconsider an earlier ruling regarding abortion rights and strike down a law that requires abortion care clinics to screen patients on whether they are being pressured to end a pregnancy. Rick Pluta has more.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge has struck down many abortion restrictions in state law. Judge Sima Patel says the laws are unconstitutional violations of the voter-approved reproductive rights amendment to the state constitution. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Planned Parenthood of Michigan recently announced plans to close several of its health centers in Michigan and to consolidate its Ann Arbor offices into one location. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor talked with Planned Parenthood of Michigan President and CEO Paula Thornton Greear about the impact of a series of federal funding cuts and the organization’s long-term sustainability.

The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could have broad implications for fertility treatments. Colin Jackson has more.

A frozen embryo is the center of a custody battle between a divorced couple that will play out today in arguments before the Michigan Supreme Court. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Planned Parenthood of Michigan will close its health centers in Jackson, Marquette, and Petoskey, and consolidate its Ann Arbor offices into one location. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.

The new state law that lifts Michigan’s 38-year-old ban on paid surrogate pregnancy contracts took effect Tuesday. We have more from Rick Pluta.