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Governor Whitmer is directly targeting pro-life initiatives. She just cut the funding for pregnancy centers from the state’s budget this week.
Republicans in the state are reading strongly to her blatant line veto. Republicans say that instead of expanding on choices for women in real life, Whitmer is limiting them.
State Rep. Thomas Albert said that Whitmer’s vetoes “support only one option for women in a crisis pregnancy — the deadly choice of abortion.”
“It is shocking that the governor, and her far-left political base, are now so extreme that helping pregnant women who might consider adoption instead is now a bridge too far,” Albert said.
Whitmer’s drastic cut to the budget would remove $20 million in funds that would usually be allocated to adoption agencies and pregnancy resource centers.
Whitmer says these are “anti-choice” programs.
Whitmer is unwavering in her position.
“While politicians in other states rush to ban abortion, even in instances of rape or incest, Michigan must remain a place where a woman’s ability to make her own medical decisions with her trusted health care provider is respected,” Whitmer said.
Genevieve Marnon, the legislative director of Michigan’s Right to Life organization, commented on how anti-woman this move is by Whitmer.
“We have the largest budget in history, and we want to throw a bone to adoptive parents, and she’s vetoing that? Wow, she’s for women, alright,” she said.
According to the Washington Examiner:
The veto not only restricts funding for regular pregnancy facilities but also cuts the education budget that allows pro-life pregnancy centers on college campuses. So, regardless of if you want to keep the baby or not, Whitmer seems to be taking those resources away.
“It’s inexplicable that the governor would refuse to support pregnant community college students who choose to become parents,” state Rep. Thomas Albert said.
Whitmer said that she is “pulling out all the stops” to preserve abortion in Michigan state law.
As soon as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade in June, Whitmer immediately filed a motion that urged the Michigan Supreme Court to see if their state constitution protects the right to abortion.
She said, “today, I filed a motion urging the court to immediately take up my lawsuit to protect abortion in Michigan.”
“We need to clarify that under Michigan law, access to abortion is not only legal, but constitutionally protected. The urgency of the moment is clear—the Michigan court must act now.”
“Gov. Whitmer supports legislation that provides every possible resource to women who are pregnant, seeking to start a family, or those who aren’t ready yet, but she cannot support aspects of a bill that sends millions in taxpayer dollars to fake health centers that intentionally withhold information from women about their health, bodies, and full reproductive freedom,” Bobby Leddy, a spokesperson for Whitmer, said in a statement.
Whitmer shows no signs of being pro-woman but actually shows how anti-woman the pro-choice school of thought is.
