Peoples Campaign for Choice Records 1987-1988

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Peoples Campaign for Choice Records 1987-1988

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Organization formed to defeat 1988 Michigan ballot proposal prohibiting Medicaid funding for abortions. Campaign records, executive committee files, financial records, media materials, and consultants files; also photographs.

3 linear ft.

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Bentley Historical Library

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Milliken, Helen W. (Helen Wallbank)

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Civic leader, wife of Michigan governor William Milliken. From the description of Helen W. Milliken papers, 1965-1982. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423143 ...

Peoples Campaign for Choice.

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In February 1987, Right to Life of Michigan, Inc. gathered signatures on petitions to initiate legislation to end Medicaid funding of abortions in Michigan in cases where the mother's life was not at risk. It submitted the signatures to the Secretary of State for validation and the Michigan legislature was then given the option to ignore, pass, or amend the initiative. The initiative could not be vetoed. The legislature chose to amend the legislation to assist state employees, but d...