Michigan GOP lawmaker’s baseless Rx Kids abortion claim disputed by data, called ‘despicable’

Michigan GOP lawmaker’s baseless Rx Kids abortion claim disputed by data, called ‘despicable’

State Rep. Ann Bollin (R-Brighton Township), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, talking to reporters after Gov. Whitmer's budget presentation. Feb. 11, 2026 | Photo by Kyle Davidson/Michigan AdvanceAt a GOP fundraiser in Oakland County alongside U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte), Michigan House Appropriations Committee Chair Rep. Ann Bollin (R-Brighton Twp.) alleged that money from Rx Kids, a prenatal and infant direct cash support p…

Bollin’s baseless Rx Kids abortion claim disputed by data, called ‘despicable’

By Katherine Dailey, Michigan Advance At a GOP fundraiser in Oakland County alongside U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte), Michigan House Appropriations Committee Chair Rep. Ann Bollin (R-Brighton Twp.) alleged that money from Rx Kids, a prenatal and infant direct cash support program, was going to parents who would take the money and then get abortions. In audio first published by Distill Social, Bollin called the program “no guardrails welfare…