Statement by Right to Life of Michigan President Amber Roseboom on the Closure of Four Planned Parenthoods in Michigan
The Planned Parenthood closures in Michigan are good news for women and families in our state. Reckless policies Planned Parenthood has advocated, such as the elimination of health and safety regulations for clinics and the removal of informed consent for women seeking an abortion, have led to a dramatic decrease in care for women. Today, women in Michigan are at higher risk of harm from abortion than in recent history, with a shocking 38% spike in serious complications from abortion. (Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 2023 Abortion Report.)
While Planned Parenthood continues to spout unfounded claims of financial woes, they are nestled in federal coffers, receiving 700 million taxpayer dollars in 2023 federal allocations alone. The recent, promising announcement of Title X grant pauses from the Trump Administration did not affect any Planned Parenthoods in the state of Michigan.
These four closures demonstrate Planned Parenthood’s inability to meet the needs of women, while they continue to advocate a radical political agenda and an abortion-only response to women facing unplanned pregnancies. While abortion is legal until the moment of birth in Michigan, women are increasingly interested in life-affirming options made possible by the good work of Michigan’s more than 100 pregnancy resource centers.
Right to Life of Michigan (RLM) is the state’s oldest and largest non-profit organization dedicated to advocating a choice for life for the youngest and oldest members of our human family. Since our founding in 1972, we have remained steadfast in our mission to educate the public on life issues, support legal protections for women’s health, the elderly, disabled and unborn children and support pro-life candidates. RLM has 80 affiliates across the state and more than 282,550 members. The organization achieved 172 electoral victories in 2022 alone. With more than 50 life-affirming protections passed into law, RLM estimates more than 269,633 lives have been saved by just one legal protection. For more information, visit RTL.org.