The Metro: ACLU report calls for end to Michigan’s parental consent law for abortions
Abortion rights are the subject of a nationwide debate this week following a court decision in Arizona making the procedure...
Whitmer repeals ban on surrogacy contracts in Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Monday to lift Michigan’s 35-year-old ban on the use of paid pregnancy surrogates. Michigan was...
Created Equal: Maternity care deserts and the loss of health care access for women
In too many places, it is becoming very difficult or impossible for women to get maternal health care – either...
New U-M Midwifery program aims to diversify profession, improve health equity
The University of Michigan’s School of Nursing is allocating grant money to a program aimed at diversifying the Midwife profession...
Created Equal: Flint’s Rx Kids program aims to abolish childhood poverty
A new first-of-its-kind pilot program is underway in Flint to provide guaranteed income for new mothers and babies, with the...