Whitmer mentioned it after being asked about a proposed amendment to the Michigan state constitution defending access to abortion for its citizens should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.
The proposal’s endeavor is being led by a group called Reproductive Freedom For All, and it will only appear on the ballot if a minimum number of petition signatures required by state law are accepted and certified by the board of state canvassers by July 11.
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"What should we expect — this is a scary one —what should we expect if the reproductive freedom proposal fails? Are you able to protect reproductive rights without that proposal passing if Roe v. Wade fails? What can voters do to help preserve our freedom of choice?" asked Erica Peresman, the Michigan Democratic Party's voter protection director.
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"So we saw where we thought Dobbs was going to be headed, and this was prior to the draft opinion coming out publicly," Whitmer responded. "So we looked at all the tools that I have as governor and determined a couple of unique things I can do."
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"Number one: I have the constitutional ability to bring a lawsuit to protect constitutional rights of people of Michigan. So I brought a lawsuit on behalf of all the menstruating people in Michigan — 2.2 million. And another tool I have is to go straight to our state Supreme Court," she added.
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Whitmer's remarks seemed to be an endeavor to advance rhetoric many have criticized as "woke," such as when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was sharply slammed for referring to a woman as a "menstruating person" last year.
The crowded field of Republican campaigns seeking to oust Whitmer responded sharply to her comments, with one calling them "insane" and another suggesting they were adverse to America's founding documents.
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"Has the left gone insane? I mean really. Menstruating people? Drag queens in every school? This is not normal behavior. Someone needs to check the Democratic Party. It's starting to seem like COVID was more like mad cow disease," businesswoman Tudor Dixon told Fox News Digital, including reference to Democratic Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel saying at a recent event that there should be "a drag queen for every school."
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"Our Declaration of Independence addresses ‘the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God.’ Governor Whitmer’s use of politically correct LGBTQ+ language is evidence of a moral collapse in our society," he told Fox News Digital.
"A culture that rejects ‘Nature’s God,’ as we did sixty years ago, will eventually reject the ‘Laws of Nature.’ When that happens, God help us, because there’s no line that can’t be crossed," he added.
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