Abortion Policy Focus Group
About the Focus Group
The Abortion Policy Focus Group was focused on ensuring that the policies within Michigan ensured that all have access to their reproductive rights through canvassing, volunteering, and educating. Furthermore, we have worked to make sure that all are aware of their rights under the law in an effort to increase people’s agency over their body.
Why this Topic, Goal, & Purpose
Goal and Purpose:
Our goal in the beginning was to educate people about Proposal 3 and ensure that it was passed. After the election our goal turned to educating people about the rights that they did have over their body as well as how to get involved with the legal process.
Why this Topic:
Roe v Wade was overturned in June which put reproductive rights on the line.
About the Project
The Process:
Recognized a solution which was getting Prop 3 passed, were then trained to ensure that we were successful in educating the general public. We then presented to various organizations as well as the student body through different mediums (presentations, flyers, tabling), and then organized an event for further education on reproductive rights and legal processes.
Results:
Proposal 3 was passed, we engaged voters whether that was to register or to vote as well as increasing the overall knowledge the student body had of Prop 3 and reproductive justice policy.
Links to Project Work
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1n4rlH1X3Y-ykSNfDYySyw558kNOzcrrxEj31m3yydnQ/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mEcGrMNKH13roeWYI4Lal9WXXwk4dGFpfPy69xtyAZA/edit?usp=sharing
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Next Steps of Project:
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Continuing to mobilize voters: writing to congresspeople, lobbying
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Working towards something on the federal level (codifying Roe V Wade)
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Pairing with lobbying groups​
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