Democrats take full control of Michigan legislature for first time in nearly 40 years

In a major defeat for Republicans during this year’s midterm elections, Democrats have taken full control of the Michigan legislature for the first time in nearly 40 years, putting the state’s pro-life protections in jeopardy.

While Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was comfortably re-elected by a margin of over 10 percentage points, the real blow to Michigan Republicans came when Democrats flipped the Senate and the House, taking full control of the state legislature for the first time since 1983.

The upsetting results for conservatives, however, did not stop there, as Michigan also voted Tuesday on a ballot initiative seeking to establish a state constitutional “right to make and effectuate decisions about all matters relating to pregnancy, including but not limited to prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, miscarriage management, and infertility care.”

The pro-abortion ballot initiative passed by a whopping 13-point margin, according to the Associated Press, making Michigan one of three states – the others being Vermont and California – to vote in favor of making access to abortion a so-called “right” since the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic overturning of Roe v. Wade earlier this year.

Immediately after the victory, Democratic state Sen. Winnie Brins of Grand Rapids and Rep. Julie Brixie of Okemos assured voters they will seek to codify the constitutional amendment, in addition to repealing the state’s 1931 law criminalizing abortion…. (Excerpt from LIFENEWS.COM)