Bridge Michigan: Mike Rogers “supported a national abortion ban.”

LANSING — Bridge Michigan has reported that Mike Rogers’ abortion claims “conflict” with his record. Here are the facts: Rogers “supported a national abortion ban,” “co-sponsored legislation to define human life as beginning at conception,” and twice “co-sponsored legislation to withdraw federal approval of the abortion-inducing medication Mifepristone.”

This follows other reports of Rogers’ extensive anti-abortion record. Rogers wanted to “enshrine fetal personhood in the Constitution,” “consistently voted” for abortion bans, and 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.

“Mike Rogers wants to rip women’s rights away to make their own personal medical decisions by banning abortion. Rogers’ extensive anti-abortion record speaks for itself – he will do anything to advance his own interests, even if it hurts Michigan families,” said Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Sam Chan. 

Read Bridge Michigan’s reporting on Rogers’ extensive anti-abortion record: 

Bridge Michigan: On abortion, some Michigan candidate claims conflict with records

• Democrats, meanwhile, contend Republicans cannot be trusted on the issue, warning that GOP candidates have supported national abortion bans in the past and could do so again if granted total power in Washington. 
• Abortion rights drove Michigan voters to the polls two years ago, and a new survey suggests it remains one of the top issues for voters heading into the Nov. 5 general election.
• In the race for Michigan’s hotly contested open U.S. Senate seat, Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers also have clearly contrasting histories on abortion policy. 
• Rogers, who previously served in Congress, said in his 1994 campaign that he only supported abortions to save the life of the mother. He later co-sponsored legislation to define human life as beginning at conception and supported a national abortion ban beginning at 20-weeks of pregnancy.
• In 2003, Rogers co-sponsored legislation to withdraw federal approval of the abortion-inducing medication Mifepristone. He co-sponsored that same legislation again two years later, also backing an amendment to bar the U.S. Department of Agriculture from allocating any funds towards the medication.