Reproductive Rights

Michelle Smith

Opposed Exceptions For Rape And Incest

Michelle Smith Was Endorsed By Right To Life Of Michigan. [Right to Life of Michigan, accessed 7/07/22] 

• Right To Life Of Michigan Required Endorsed Candidates To Oppose Exceptions For Rape And Incest. According to Right To Life Of Michigan, “What are the RLM-PAC Endorsement Criteria? RLM-PAC endorsements are non-partisan, and based solely on RLM-PAC bylaws and the criteria listed below. Prolife – A candidate must be prolife with no exceptions other than life of the mother. A candidate must also complete a questionnaire based on the office the candidate is seeking.” [Right To Life Of Michigan, accessed 6/30/22]

Abortion, Generally

Smith: “Abortion Is An Abhorrent Practice.” According to Smith’s campaign website, “Abortion is an abhorrent practice and should be limited to certain instances, without funding from the government.” [MichelleForMichigan.com, accessed 7/18/22]

Smith: “My Body, My Choice” Is “No Longer Valid” When You’re Pregnant. According to Smith’s campaign Facebook, “Abortion is a very hot button issue in our country and for good reason: it is literally a matter of life and death. I want to be perfectly clear that I am against abortion. An unborn child, whether conceived accidentally or purposefully, has every right to come into this world as soon as those two cells combine. The pro-choice advocates will argue, “My body; my choice,” which is no longer valid when there is another body within them who’s life is at stake. This is not a women’s rights issue either. That unborn child, whether man or woman, has a right to live.”

[Michelle Smith for State Representative District 58, 3/10/22]

Smith: Abortion “Is Not A Women’s Rights Issue.” According to Smith’s campaign Facebook, “Abortion is a very hot button issue in our country and for good reason: it is literally a matter of life and death. I want to be perfectly clear that I am against abortion. An unborn child, whether conceived accidentally or purposefully, has every right to come into this world as soon as those two cells combine. The pro-choice advocates will argue, “My body; my choice,” which is no longer valid when there is another body within them who’s life is at stake. This is not a women’s rights issue either. That unborn child, whether man or woman, has a right to live.”

[Michelle Smith for State Representative District 58, 3/10/22]