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Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, an anti-abortion group, said Wednesday it will spend $4.5 million on a push to flip Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat to Republican control. Democratic Sen. Gary Peters is not running for re-election in 2026.
The Detroit News reports:
Their message is that the Democratic Senate candidates are all abortion "extremists," aiming to reach 1 million voters by Election Day 2026 by persuading more moderate voters to turn out.
But what's particularly interesting is that the likely Republican candidate is former Congressman Mike Rogers, who had a voting record of being anti-abortion but has softened his stance in recent times. He now says he wouldn't support federal restrictions in Congress that are "inconsistent" with Michigan's 2022 constitutional amendment broadly protecting abortion rights, The News reports.
Senate candidate Mike Rogers (Campaign photo)
Rogers also says he favors the option of abortion in instances of rape, incest, and saving the mother's life.
When The News asked about Rogers' softer views on abortion, the anti-abortion group responded that they're focused on the "big picture" of retaining and growing the Senate Republicans' majority.
