Threats follow Michigan lawmaker who said she had surgery to remove reproductive organs
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Threats follow Michigan lawmaker who said she had surgery to remove reproductive organs

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan state lawmaker told a crowd protesting President Trump’s early actions this week that she underwent elective surgery to remove her reproductive organs. Pohutsky told large crowd gathered in Lansing at the state Capitol Wednesday that she chose last month to have a bilateral salpingectomy to remove her fallopian tubes. While abortion is constitutionally protected in Michigan and state lawmakers have bolstered contraceptive access, she said the decision was prompted by doubts that the Trump administration will not target access. Trump told a Pittsburgh television station in May that he was open to supporting regulations on contraception, and later walked back his comments saying that he “has never and will never” advocate for restricting birth control and other contraceptives.

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Lawmaker reveals drastic surgery prompted by fear of 'Trump's America'

Raw Story  

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Woman charged in threats against Michigan election official

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