Michelle D. Anderson

Midwest Region Reporting Fellow

Michelle D. Anderson was formerly the Midwest Region Reporting Fellow at Rewire. Her reporting has previously appeared in the Chicago Tribune, the Village Voice, Education Week and MLive.com, among other publications. She is based out of Detroit, her hometown. Contact her at anderson.michelle@rewire.news.

New York Governor Vows to Protect Reproductive Health-Care Access

Michelle D. Anderson

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's announcement is the latest move by New York officials to shore up reproductive health-care access during the anti-choice Trump administration.

Virginia Republicans: Lower Flags for Safe, Legal Abortion Care

Michelle D. Anderson

The Virginia GOP's Day of Tears resolution, which passed last week, shares the same name as the anti-choice group that supported the resolution.

New York Democrats Move to Protect Reproductive Rights From Trump

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Advocates at the New York-based public policy organization, the National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH), said the public should not “rely solely on federal protections to ensure residents’ basic rights."

D.C. Metro Rejects Medication Abortion Ads

Michelle D. Anderson

“Part of what Carafem wanted to do was to speak openly and unapologetically about abortion in the same way that other providers speak about their services,” said Melissa Grant, Carafem's vice president of health-care services. “This feels like a First Amendment issue .... It feels wrong.”

North Carolina Governor Ignores GOP, Moves to Expand Medicaid

Michelle D. Anderson

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) wants to join the 31 states that have expanded Medicaid access, while GOP legislators vow to fight efforts to make health care available to people with low incomes.

Will Illinois Lawmakers Expand Abortion Care Access in 2017?

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Under current Illinois law, pregnant people who receive Medicaid benefits can only obtain abortion care under narrow exceptions such as rape, incest, or when their life is at risk.

Michigan Republicans Ban Profiting from Fetal Tissue Sales, Which Is Already Illegal

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"These bills are a solution in search of a problem, a problem that is basically nonexistent," said Rep. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor). "So it seems like it was an ideological response to the issue but one that really has no basis in reality."

After 14-Month Discussion, D.C. Council Approves Paid Family Leave

Michelle D. Anderson

People who work in Washington, D.C. will receive some much-needed relief after the Council late Tuesday approved one of the most generous paid leave policies in the nation.

North Carolina GOP’s Power Grab a ‘Transparent Partisan Payback,’ Says Law Expert (Updated)

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“This legislative move is designed to essentially eviscerate the governorship … and that’s a violation of separation of power,” said Michael J. Gerhardt, director of the Program in Law and Government at the UNC School of Law.

Virginia GOP Once Again Pushing Unconstitutional 20-Week Abortion Ban

Michelle D. Anderson

All three sponsors of the new unconstitutional 20-week ban have received a zero rating in NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia’s most recent legislative report card.

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