The omnibus abortion bill (compared of HG 5711, HB 5712 and HB 5713) was approved this morning with less than 90 minutes of testimony at the rushed hearing held by the House Health Policy Committee. As this video shows, many women opposed to the bill were frustrated at being denied the right to speak. This is not what democracy looks like.
The House is slated to vote on the bill on Tuesday, June 12. Visit Lansing Online News frequently for details.
Testimony in opposition to the Super Abortion Bill from Dr. Timothy Johnson of the University of Michigan Medical Center, Dr. Michael Allswede from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Joe Liebman.
I really hope that there’s a protest being organized for Tuesday the 12th. I’ve already got signs made I love to put to use! This is completely horrendous.. I can’t believe our politicians are this DUMB! What happened to government doing good things and trying to improve our lives.. instead they’re focusing on issues of a religious agenda that DON’T MATTER!
I had not been in that part of Lansing since a fourth grade trip to the capitol, needless to say I was sorely disappointed by the complete lack of democracy. Thursday’s meeting robbed me of my apparently juvenile optimism that at heart all politicians really want to be fair, decent, and civil people.
[...] – http://www.freep.com/section/OPINION04/Letters-to-the-Editor Lansing Online News – http://lansingonlinenews.com/news/michigans-abortion-super-bill-rockets-through-the-house/ NPR – [...]
Hello. I just wanted to clarify that my name is Rev. Jeff Liebmann, and I was the third speaker opposed to the proposed legislation. I serve the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Midland.
Thanks.