To: House Committee on Judiciary From: Woodhull Freedom Foundation Date: 2/9/2026 Re: Oppose HB 4157 Chair Kropf, Vice-Chairs Wallen, Chotzen, and members of the committee, My name is Mariah Grant, Woodhull Freedom Foundation Advocacy Consultant. Woodhull Freedom Foundation is a…
The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)[1], the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA World)[2], Just Futures Collaborative, Pregnancy Justice, Global Alliance against Traffic in Women (GAATW),[3] Gender Centre Geneva Graduate Institute, Woodhull Freedom Foundation[4], and the Global…
Across the U.S., states are quietly cutting child care funding, including by slashing the rates they pay providers on behalf of low-income families. To Ruth Friedman, the child care crisis, put simply, “disrupts parents’ employment, reduces earnings and savings, and…
Under the Michigan Estates and Protected Individuals Code, a person can designate a patient advocate to determine their medical care, should they be unable to make or communicate their own decisions. Michigan thus offers a critical protection of our rights…
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues its reign of terror across the U.S. Families are being torn apart; communities are on edge as person after person is abducted in violent, racist raids. The fear of being deported or…
Once again, President Trump’s administration is making history for all the wrong reasons. On August 28, the United States withdrew from the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. This marks the first time in UPR history that a United Nations Member…
In 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1078 into law. Now, school curricula in the state are protected from gender- and race-based book bans. Certainly, this is a good thing; fighting censorship at every turn is critical to protecting…