Group submits 380K signatures to ban abortion procedure in Michigan – By Beth LeBlanc (The Detroit News) / Dec 23 2019
Lansing — Right to Life of Michigan submitted roughly 380,000 signatures to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office Monday in an effort to ban a common second trimester procedure referred to in ballot language as “dismemberment abortion.”
The statewide petition would end dilation and evacuation abortions and is expected to be passed by the GOP-led Legislature instead of heading to the November ballot.
The Legislature’s adoption of the ballot initiative would remove the proposal from voters at the ballot box and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who promised to veto similar legislation working its way through the Legislature earlier this year.
The Michigan Values Life Coalition, backed by Right to Life of Michigan, said it hoped the 379,418 signatures collected would yield at least a 97% validity rate.
“Our committed all-volunteer force persevered through significant obstacles that kept being put in their path this year,” said Barbara Listing, president of Right to Life of Michigan. “We’ve received more than 400,000 signatures, but after thorough checking, we’ve whittled it down to our final total of valid signatures.”
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