2003
On May 8, 2003, the House passed HB 4603, a new act to establish when “birth” begins. It is another so-called “partial birth abortion” ban, with the same language as SB 395. The bill never makes it out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
On June 19, HB 4706 and HB 4755, bills creating a “Medical Records Access Act” and sanctions for violations of the act passed the House with immediate effect. The bills are assigned to the Senate Health Policy Committee. PPAM opposes lack of protection of minors’ privacy for medical services.
On June 24, the House passed HB 4478 with immediate effect. HB 4478 amends the “Parental Rights Restoration Act” (PA 211 of 1990) that allows a minor to obtain an abortion with 1) written consent of minor and one of the parents/legal guardian, 2) a copy of a judicial waiver, or 3) a physician’s certification of an emergency. The new changes will require that a judge presume that a minor is not capable of providing informed consent for medical treatment and for the minor to demonstrate otherwise. Substitute S–2 passed the Senate Families and Human Services Committee on December 4, 2003. PPAM opposes the bill.
On August 7, Governor Granholm approved SB 281, a bill appropriating money for the Judiciary branch. Sec 312 is the same that requires the state to compile data on how often the judicial bypass is requested and approved for minors to obtain abortions. PA 155 takes immediate effect. PPAM opposes.
On August 10, Governor Signed HB 4392 with line item(s) vetoed. The bill appropriates money for the Department of Community Health Budget recommended by the Governor (HB 4413), allocates $11,318,100 for family planning local agreements and $5,846,100 for pregnancy prevention program from state funds. This is an increase of $3,003,800 ($2,250,000 from new Medicaid waiver and $833,400 in new Title X funds) in family planning local agreements from $8,314,300 (after the Executive Order cut $79,600) allocated this year and the same funding for pregnancy prevention program as this year, $5,846,100 (after the Executive Order cut $500,000). The bill passed the House, and changed funding for pregnancy prevention to general fund instead of tobacco tax. The bill took immediate effect, PA 159 of 2003 and was re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
On August 13, 2003, Governor Granholm approves HB 4388, the bill appropriating money for Community Colleges. It contains the same language as previous years, section 230 to ban health care coverage for abortion and sec 233 to encourage payment for preventative contraceptives in the insurance plan. The bill takes immediate effect, PA 146 of 2003.
On September 23, HB 4652, Substitute H–1, is reported out of the House Health Policy Committee. The bill prohibits the sale, transfer, distribution, or assessment of any fees for use of fetal tissue. The bill makes it to the Second Reading of Bills in the House. PPAM opposes.
On October 10, Governor Granholm vetoes SB 395, which creates the “Legal Birth Definition Act”. It attempts to define a live person as starting “at any point after which any anatomical part of the human being is known to have passed beyond the place of the vaginal introitus.” Right to Life of Michigan declared they will launch the “People’s Override” citizen’s initiative to attempt to bypass the Governor’s veto. The Board of Canvassers approved the wording on December 11, 2003. PPAM opposes.
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* Italics indicate federal actions which affect Michigan law
NOTE: Green text indicate the effective date of Michigan Public Acts
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