Attention everyone who doesn't want your tax dollars and health insurance premiums paying for abortions in Michigan! To find out how you can become a part of this effort, please continue reading. Let’s make our voices heard! Please help spread the word!
The NO Taxes for Abortion Insurance petition drive is a straight-forward legislative initiative by Right to Life of Michigan to keep our tax dollars and health insurance premiums from paying for abortions in Michigan.
Go to the Right to Life of Michigan official website Michigan’s Voice for more information on the petition drive / NO TAXES FOR ABORTION INSURANCE: www.michigansvoice.
Important information from Right to Life of Michigan!
Your Voice, Your Law
SIGN THE PETITION, MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
By working together we can keep our tax dollars and insurance premiums from paying for abortions as part of health care.
The federal health care reform law (Affordable Care Act) enacted in March 2010 requires that insurance exchanges be available in all 50 states by 2014. The ACA contains a special provision allowing the states to exclude abortion as a covered benefit. The petition drive needs to happen in 2013 so that Michigan can be ready for the federally required health exchanges which begin in 2014.
Michigan's Constitution allows the people to initiate legislation through a petition. This petition seeks to pass the Abortion Insurance Opt-Out legislation. The advantage of this approach is that the bill's language cannot be changed by the Michigan Legislature, nor can it be vetoed by the governor.
In order to propose this bill to the legislature, 258,000 valid signatures of registered voters must be gathered within 180 days. Once petitions are approved by the Board of Canvassers and submitted to the legislature, the legislature has 40 calendar days to act.
If a simple majority in both the House and Senate approves the bill, it becomes law without the governor's signature. The law would become effective ninety days after the end of the legislative session.
Abortion is not health care.
Training for circulating petitions will be in a variety of locations. ALL are evening sessions 6:30-8:30 pm unless indicated otherwise.
As we don't want our tax monies to pay for abortions!
If you plan to attend a training session, please contact one of the following, so that materials can be provided for you. If you cannot attend a session, but would like more information about circulating a petition, please contact:
The RLM Resource Center - Karen Walacavage @ (734) 930-7474; email: kwalacavage@rtl.org.
Or, RLM Field Representative: Michelle Burke (517) 265-4802; email: mburke@rtl.org.
Or, RLM state office in Grand Rapids: (616) 532-2300; email: info@michigansvoice.com
For circulating petitions, the following training sessions are available:
ü Monday, June 3: Caro (evening training 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) Sacred Heart Parish Center, 910 W. Frank St.
ü Tuesday, June 4: Jackson (evening training 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) Queen of the Miraculous Medal School, 811 S. Wisner, 49203
ü Wednesday, June 5: Centerline (evening training 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) Warren/Centerline RTL office located behind St. Clement Catholic Church, 8075 Ritter Ave, 48015
ü Thursday, June 6: St. Ignace (evening training 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) St. Ignatius Loyola Church, 120 Church St
ü Monday, June 10: Novi (evening training 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) Church of the Holy Family, 24505 Meadowbrook Rd, 48375
ü Tuesday, June 11: Kalamazoo area (evening training 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) Kalamazoo First Assembly Church, 5550 Oakland Dr, Portage 49024
ü Tuesday, June 11: McBain (evening training 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) Northland Community Church, 5855 S. Morey Rd
ü Thursday, June 13: Grand Rapids (evening training 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) RLM state office at 2340 Porter St, SW, 49519 – Please note: afternoon training will also take place from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. if there are enough participants.
ü Thursday, June 13: Lansing area: in Holt (evening training 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) Community Faith Church, 4801 Willoughby Rd, 48842 – Please note: afternoon training will also take place from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. if there are enough participants.
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