Gov. Whitmer seeks to protect Michiganders seeking prescriptions in Canada

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The Monroe News via Yahoo News

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for clarity on Michiganders’ right to cross the US-Canada border to seek reproductive health care or prescription medication, including medication abortion.

Currently, there is conflicting guidance online from the HHS and DHS about Americans’ ability to bring medication from Canada into the United States, and Americans deserve to know all their legal options as they seek vital health care.

“After the recent US Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v Wade, Michiganders need to know that they can access the reproductive health care and prescription medication they need,” Whitmer said. “That is why I wrote to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security, urging them to immediately issue guidance clarifying that no legal obstacle prevents Michiganders from seeking reproductive health care in Canada or from bringing prescription medication secured in Canada back to the United States. I will continue fighting like hell to protect access to abortion and other reproductive care in Michigan, and I encourage the federal government to pull out all the stops to ensure that Michiganders can access care in Canada if they need to. In this perilous, precarious moment for women’s fundamental rights, we need to be creative and take bold action. We must lead.”

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1. Let us know how this turns out.

I am fairly sure women all along the northern border would like to know.