Rogers “co-sponsored legislation to define human life as beginning at conception” which would jeopardize access to IVF and contraception, including IUDs and Plan B

LANSING — On Sep 17th’s Senate vote on the Right to IVF Act is a stark reminder of Mike Rogers’ extensive anti-abortion record, including co-sponsoring “legislation to define human life as beginning at conception” which would jeopardize access to IVF and contraception, including IUDs and Plan B. 

“Mike Rogers can’t hide from his extensive record backing abortion bans which would rip away Michiganders’ freedom to make their own personal medical decisions. It’s clear that Rogers will say and do anything to benefit himself, and Michigan families can’t trust him to represent us,” said Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Sam Chan.

Here’s what you need to know about Rogers’ extensive anti-abortion record:

• Rogers “supported a national abortion ban” and “consistently voted” for abortion bans. 

• In Congress, Rogers “co-sponsored legislation to define human life as beginning at conception” which would jeopardize access to IVF and contraception, including IUDs and Plan B. 

• Fetal personhood laws, like the ones Rogers co-sponsored, “could restrict or effectively ban IVF” and would rip away Michiganders’ freedom to make personal decisions.

• When asked, Rogers’ campaign “did not answer follow-up questions about whether the Senate candidate would support efforts to protect IVF should he be elected.”

• Rogers twice “co-sponsored legislation to withdraw federal approval of the abortion-inducing medication Mifepristone.” 

• Rogers wanted to “enshrine fetal personhood in the Constitution,” and he celebrated the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.

• If Rogers had “lived in Michigan instead of Florida” in 2022, he would have voted against Proposal 3.

See also: Jezebel: Michigan Republican in Tight Senate Race Says He’d Respect Abortion Rights. His Record Suggests Otherwise, Bridge Michigan: On abortion, some Michigan candidate claims conflict with records, The Gander: Mike Rogers tries to distance Senate campaign from his anti-abortion record, CNN: Republican candidates downplay past anti-abortion stances ahead of 2024 election, The Gander: Republican Senate candidates face backlash over anti-abortion records in Michigan, Business Insider: GOP politicians are saying they’ve always cared about IVF. Bills they’ve supported indicate otherwise.