Press Release
Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan Endorses Rep. Mai Xiong and Tonya Myers Phillips Michigan State Legislature
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
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Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan Endorses Rep. Mai Xiong and Tonya Myers Phillips Michigan State Legislature
Detroit, MI — Today, Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan announced its endorsement of Tonya Myers Phillips (HD-07) and Mai Xiong (HD-13) to the Michigan House of Representatives.
Reproductive Freedom for All Director of Michigan Campaigns, Shanay Watson-Whittaker, released the following statement:
“The fight for reproductive freedom has never been more critical than now—and in Michigan, we’re ready to elect champions up and down the ballot. Electing Tonya Myers Phillips and re-electing Rep. Mai Xiong will be crucial in ensuring we continue having a reproductive majority in the state legislature to build on our work to proactively protect and expand abortion rights and access in our state. Our Michigan members are ready to mobilize to ensure we elect these fighters this November.”
This announcement builds on Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan’s ongoing efforts to endorse and support candidates committed to protecting and advancing reproductive freedom. Reproductive Freedom for All is on the ground in states across the country—including Michigan—as part of its largest-ever electoral program, working to ensure reproductive freedom champions are elected from statehouses to the White House and that we protect and expand abortion rights and access through ballot measures. Our 2024 program connects voters with opportunities to make immediate, tangible changes to help build a future where everyone is free to make their own decisions about their bodies, lives, and families.
Read more about Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan’s endorsed candidates here.
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For over 50 years, Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America) has fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom at the federal and state levels—including access to abortion care, birth control, pregnancy and post-partum care, and paid family leave—for everybody. Reproductive Freedom for All is powered by its more than 4 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.