This week's debacle over Right-to-Work legislation and the breakneck speed with which a package of anti-choice bills are moving calls forth echoes of a battle women lawmakers fought earlier this year in Lansing.
In this YouTube.com video posted in June by Michigan Senate Democrats, State Senators Gretchen Whitmer and Senator Rebekah Warren gave an impassioned plea, after State Reps. Lisa Brown and Barb Byrum were barred from speaking after statements they made during a debate over HB 5711. According to HuffPost Detroit:
House Bill 5711 would regulate abortion clinics as surgical centers by imposing strict physical building requirements on them, such as minimum doorway sizes and minimum square footage. The regulations could effectively shut down some clinics in the state.
The omnibus bill also includes a provision that ends telemedicine abortions, which are commonly used by women in rural and medically under-served areas of the state.
"We need to stand up and let our voices be heard," Whitmer said.
If you need a pep talk, this is it. Give it a look.
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