Pro-choice advocacy groups in Michigan, including the American Civil Liberties Union, want to repeal parental consent to obtain an abortion via a report released on Thursday.
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released a report Thursday arguing that a Michigan law requiring parental consent for abortions harms minors.
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The US state of Michigan may protect abortion rights in its constitution, but a key group remains in the lurch – people younger than 18. Parental consent to obtain an abortion is mandatory for Michigan’s minors, and those who cannot or don’t want to involve a parent are forced to defend their decision before a judge, an onerous process called a “judicial bypass.” Amy Braunschweiger speaks with Kylee Sunderlin, a Michigan judicial bypass lawyer with reproductive justice organization If/When/How.