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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announced a promise for free in vitro fertilization (IVF) as a part of his pro-family agenda during a campaign stop at a Potterville steel plant.

This week, Sens. Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford Twp.) and Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) introduced the “Freedom to Plan Act,” a bill package that would require both Medicaid and private insurers to provide coverage for oral hormonal and emergency contraception - with or without a prescription.

Homecare providers compensated through Michigan's Medicaid system could unionize under bills approved by the Senate last month. Also, the legislation creates the "Home Help Caregiver Council," overseeing payroll deductions for union fees.

A new lawsuit filed Thursday challenges Michigan’s ban on Medicaid-funded abortions, arguing the law violates the constitutional right to reproductive freedom that voters enshrined in the Constitution in November 2022.

Medical facilities would be required to store sharps, such as needles, syringes, scalpels and more, in a special box called a sharps container for up to 18-months or until the container is 75% filled under SB 482 , which passed unanimously with immediate effect.