This legislator is dangerous. Their position on abortion is completely out of touch: advocating for some of the most extreme abortion bans being considered right now.
Call your legislator and make it clear that they are going too far. Try to urge them to walk away from their most extreme positions.
Joseph voted against a bill that removes references to abortion-related offenses from criminal sentencing laws, after the Michigan Constitution was amended to protect the right to abortion.
Nov 7, 2023
Joseph voted against a bill that updates the legal definition of abortion to recognize it as a medical treatment.
Nov 7, 2023
Joseph voted against a bill that repeals a number of requirements for facilities providing abortions.
Nov 7, 2023
Joseph voted against a bill that further protects Michigan’s new constitutional right to abortion. It also allows healthcare providers to consider broader factors when deciding if an abortion is necessary after fetal viability, and repeals a ban on private insurance coverage of abortion.
Nov 7, 2023
Joseph voted against a bill that further protects Michigan’s new constitutional right to abortion. It also allows healthcare providers to consider broader factors when deciding if an abortion is necessary after fetal viability, and repeals a ban on private insurance coverage of abortion.
Oct 26, 2023
Joseph voted against a bill that removes references to abortion-related offenses from criminal sentencing laws, after the Michigan Constitution was amended to protect the right to abortion.
Oct 19, 2023
Joseph voted against a bill that bans employers from discriminating against employees who are pregnant or have terminated a pregnancy.
May 4, 2023
Joseph sponsored a bill protecting non-profit pregnancy care organizations refusing to perform an abortion or provide a referral for an abortion.
Mar 1, 2023
Joseph sponsored a bill that increases the maximum prison sentence for performing an abortion via dilation and evacuation.
Mar 1, 2023
Joseph sponsored a bill that protects pharmacists who refuse to “participate” in an abortion or refuse to have an abortion be “performed” via the pharmacy.
Mar 1, 2023
Joseph sponsored a bill that classifies “knowingly performing” an abortion based on a diagnosis of Down Syndrome screening after fetal viability as a felony.
Mar 1, 2023
Joseph sponsored a bill that makes performing an abortion on a minor without consent from a parent or the probate court, which was previously a misdemeanor, a felony.
Mar 1, 2023
Joseph sponsored a bill that criminalizes a physician failing to care for a child born after an abortion despite existing rights to care.
Mar 1, 2023
Joseph sponsored a bill that classifies “knowingly performing” an abortion based on a diagnosis of Down Syndrome screening after fetal viability as a felony.
Mar 1, 2023
Joseph sponsored a bill making it a felony to perform or assist in an abortion via dilation and evacuation or to coerce a pregnant woman to get an abortion against her will.
Mar 1, 2023
Joseph sponsored a bill increasing the fine for violating law that required abortion coverage to be a separate add-on for health insurance.
Mar 1, 2023
Joseph voted to pass a bill that bans the use of fetal, embryonic, or newborn tissue, organs, or cells obtained from an abortion in scientific research.
Jul 1, 2022
Joseph sponsored a bill that would indefinitely suspend any healthcare provider that performs an abortion from participation in Michigan’s medical assistance program.
Apr 13, 2022
Joseph voted to pass a bill that sets criminal penalties for using an embryo, fetus, or newborn for research.
Feb 9, 2022
Joseph sponsored a bill that requires a doctor prescribing mifepristone and misoprostol for a medical abortion to inform the patient of treatment options that can reverse the effects of mifepristone before taking misoprostol.
Jun 22, 2021