Tagged: abortion

Any bill requiring a woman seeking an abortion to get a transvaginal ultrasound will not pass the state House.

Health insurers would only be able to cover elective abortions through optional rider plans under legislation in the state Senate.

A number of abortion-related bills that died last year are resurfacing in the state Legislature.

Governor Rick Snyder has vetoed an overhaul of Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Michigan because the legislation would require insurance companies to offer separate coverage for abortions. But he signed new regulations on clinics that perform abortions that could force some of them to shut down.

State lawmakers are a step closer to adding restrictions for abortion providers. 

There was a demonstration Tuesday at the state Capitol as abortion rights advocates protested legislation up for a vote this week.

A state House committee has approved a sweeping new set of restrictions and requirements on abortion providers and women who want to end their pregnancies.

The state House approved a package of bills that creates punishments the use of threats or coercion to try to force a woman to have an abortion.