For more than 12 years, the Right to Life of Michigan Blog has been faithfully informing you about prolife issues. In that time, our blog has been viewed more than 591,000 times. Alas, all good things must come to an end (sort of). Today the new RTL.org has debuted. The new version is mobile-friendly, cleaner, and better-organized to help you find the same prolife information you have come to rely upon. With the big change, we'll be doing blog posts directly on the new website. The move will help to increase our website's traffic and educational reach. You can visit the new blog here: RTL.o ..read more

Grand Rapids, MI -- Right to Life of Michigan has filed paperwork today to begin a petition drive to bypass Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s promised veto of legislation to ban dismemberment abortions. On May 14, the Michigan House and Senate voted in favor of identical bills to ban dismemberment abortions (D&E abortions), the most common late-term abortion procedure. Another procedural vote is needed for the bills to be sent to Governor Whitmer’s desk. In a statement yesterday, Governor Whitmer reiterated her opposition to any limit on abortion and promised to veto a dismemberment ban. R ..read more

In the coming weeks the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) will be airing two Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund documentaries nationally. Life Uninvited is a 30-minute documentary exploring the journey of four women facing their life challenges surrounding rape, abortion and societal attitudes. The documentary is also available for purchase from our online store. Still on That Journey features prolife advocate Christina Marie Bennett, herself almost a victim of abortion. She shares her story while exploring the issues of feminism, Black history, and the barriers that often exist ..read more

May 9, 2019, Lansing, Mich.—Today the Michigan Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee voted 5 to 2 to send our dismemberment abortion ban to the full Michigan Senate. Senate Bills 229 & 230 would amend Michigan’s 2011 ban on partial-birth abortions by including the dismemberment abortion procedure, also known as a dilation and evacuation abortion (D&E). Identical bills are pending on the floor of the Michigan House. House bills 4320 & 4321 were recommended favorably by the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Right to Life of Michigan President Barbara Listing said, “B ..read more

Legislation to ban dismemberment abortions in Michigan is now on the Michigan House floor. House Bills 4320 and 4321 would amend Michigan’s 2011 ban on partial-birth abortions by including the dismemberment abortion procedure, also known as a dilation and evacuation abortion (D&E). Right to Life of Michigan President Barbara Listing said, “Dismemberment abortion involves tearing the arms and legs off of human beings. We must end this barbaric procedure in Michigan.” Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy accurately described dismemberment abortions in his opinions in the U ..read more

The 30th annual Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund High School Oratory Contest was held on Saturday, April 27th, in Holt, Michigan. There were 15 finalists who gave powerful speeches in defense of life. The first-place winner was Calvin Cheney from Saginaw Right to Life. The second-place winner was Noel Vanderbilt from Holland Area Right to Life, and the third-place winner was Emma De Nooy from Grand Rapids Right to Life. The first place winner, Calvin, will compete in the National Right to Life Oratory Contest on July 6th in Charleston, South Carolina. The High School Oratory Con ..read more

Since New York’s Legislature cheered legislation endorsing abortion-on-demand through all nine months of pregnancy, the prolife movement has been on the move. Many people who considered themselves prolife but didn’t commit themselves to regular efforts to end abortion have suddenly been awakened, angered, and activated. In recent years, the prolife movement has been very successful pursuing prolife legislation on the state level. In just the last few months, that activity has become even more energized. Not only are more people getting involved, but with the replacement of pro-abortion U.S ..read more

So much of the abortion debate is based on myths, bad assumptions, bad logic, or outright gaslighting through deception. For the rest of 2019 we will highlight one common abortion myth every month.  #9: Abortion is a small part of Planned Parenthood’s services  The Bottom Line: Planned Parenthood is the number three cause of death in America—if abortions were counted that way. This myth is always relevant because of Planned Parenthood’s situation as the de facto leader of the abortion movement and the recipient of more than half a billion taxpayer dollars annually. This myth ..read more

2019 Winner: Leah Streifel, Gaylord Right to Life Leah is a passionate voice for the unborn in the prolife movement. She has been a part of the Gaylord Teens for Life group for many years, and has served as their treasurer, vice president, and is now the president of the group. Leah is also very involved with Gaylord Right to Life events. For the past three years she has coordinated the “Baby of the Year Contest,” a fundraiser teens host at the Gaylord Right to Life banquet. She has assisted in several other prolife fundraisers including car washes, pop-can drives, chili cook-offs, and rai ..read more

Everyone can agree, finding a cure for a disability or illness is a reason to celebrate. When Lauren Schaidt saw a headline announcing the elimination of Down syndrome in Denmark, she thought it would be a celebratory article. “I thought great, they must have found a way to prevent it,” Lauren said. However, a terrifying trend in society today is eliminating the disabled instead of the disability. As she read the full article, Lauren had a very different reaction. “I read that it was because they had been aborting the babies who were diagnosed in the womb—I was horrified,” she said. Abo ..read more