Rep. Jim DeSana speaks on the House floor about House Bills 4006 and 4032, urging his colleagues to vote against repealing the 1931 law offering Michigan’s final protection remaining against late-term abortions.
State Rep. Jim DeSana of Carleton today expressed deep disappointment after the governor signed legislation into law on Wednesday that repeals Michigan’s long-standing ban on abortion.
House Bill 4006 and Senate Bill 2, now Public Acts 11 and 12 of 2023, repealed the 1931 law offering Michigan’s final protection remaining against late-term abortions in the last few weeks of pregnancy. DeSana previously spoke on the House floor about the legislation, urging his colleagues to vote against the repeal.
“It’s a dark day in Michigan, particularly for the unborn child and those of us who value the sanctity of life,” DeSana said. “Now that these bills have been finalized, the lives of unborn children are afforded almost no protection under our state laws.
“There was a time when we recognized life as an objective good, a gift to be cherished, a right to be protected. It is my hope that Michigan will once again value life in all of its stages.”
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Rep. James DeSana spoke out today against the Michigan state budget as it was signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The budget is the largest in the state’s history with total expenditures rising above $81 billion. DeSana criticized the budget for spending more money than ever before, draining the rest of Michigan’s $9 billion […]
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