Michigan GOP lawmaker introduces legislation to classify abortion as homicide • Michigan Advance

GOP lawmaker introduces legislation to classify abortion as homicide

In Michigan, where voters in 2022 approved enshrining the right to an abortion into the state constitution, legislation that would classify elective abortions as homicide has been introduced.Last week, Michigan state Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) introduced House Bills 4670 and 4671 to create the “justice for babies in the womb act”. The bill aims to adjust all definitions in assault, assault and battery, and homicide cases to apply to “an unbor…

Michigan GOP lawmaker introduces legislation to classify abortion as homicide • Michigan Advance

State Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) on the House floor on May 1, 2025. | Kyle DavidsonIn Michigan, where voters in 2022 approved enshrining the right to an abortion into the state constitution, legislation that would classify elective abortions as homicide has been introduced. Last week, Michigan state Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) introduced House Bills 4670 and 4671 to create the “justice for babies in the womb act”. The bill aims to adjust al…