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Michigan committee hears bills to reinstate abortion complication reporting and criminalize disclosure of confidential data
Summary
The House Health Policy Committee heard testimony supporting House Bills 5201–5203 to restore anonymized abortion complication reporting and to criminalize improper disclosure of patient data; proponents said the repeal in 2023 left Michigan without routine complication tracking and inspection oversight, while opponents filed written objections.
The House Health Policy Committee on [date] heard testimony on a three‑bill package, House Bills 5201–5203, that would reinstate anonymized reporting of abortion procedures and complications and create criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure of confidential abortion information.
Sponsor representatives introduced the bills as a public‑health and safety measure intended to provide data lawmakers can use to support women and reduce abortions. "We have a lot of abortions that are occurring, and this legislation is designed to give us data around these procedures," a sponsor said during opening testimony.
Rebecca Masti of the Michigan Catholic Conference told the committee that Michigan records about 150,000 pregnancies and nearly 30,000 abortions annually and urged restoring data collection that was removed after a 2023 repeal. "Accurate data is needed to inform policy makers,…
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