LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- Controversial bills to outlaw a certain type of abortion procedure are scheduled for a state House committee hearing this week.
The bills would ban the “dilation and evacuation” or D-and-E procedure. The bill has been moving steadily through the state House. That’s despite a likely veto by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Republican Senator Tom Barrett sponsored similar legislation in the state Senate. He says he’ll keep fighting for this ban despite Governor Whitmer saying she’ll veto anti-abortion bills.
“I was elected under certain priorities that I put out there. I campaigned on the fact that I’m a pro-life legislator and will continue to advocate in that way.”
There are also bills in the Legislature to prohibit the state from entering contracts with providers that offer abortion services and to change the timeline for when a woman can get an abortion.