By Laura Weber, Michigan Public Radio Network
LANSING, MI – A state Senate panel has approved a measure designed to make it more difficult for a pregnant minor to have an abortion. The proposal would prevent young women from so-called "judge-shopping" if one court denies her request to have an abortion without parental consent.
Mary Pollock is with the National Organization for Women. She says the proposal works against pregnant teens who don't want to have a baby.
"Some teens fear that if their parents are told of their pregnancy, they will take actions to prevent the procedure and force them to complete the pregnancy," Pollock says.
Pollock says some teens will hurt themselves as they try to end pregnancies on their own.
The Legislature is also expected to send a ban on a controversial later-term abortion procedure to Governor Rick Snyder for his approval.