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Chris Swanson’s Past Anti-Abortion Views Raise Alarm Among Advocates
LANSING, Mich. — On Thursday, Chris Swanson announced his gubernatorial candidacy in Michigan’s 2026 general election. Since his announcement, reports have surfaced in the media that cast doubts on his support for reproductive freedom. The reports indicate Swanson previously held anti-abortion policy views. While Swanson’s campaign issued a brief statement declaring his support for reproductive freedom, the statement fell short of fully addressing the allegations.
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, ACLU of Michigan, and Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan released the following statement:
“As we would be for any gubernatorial candidate, we are deeply concerned about Chris Swanson’s past reported support for anti-abortion policy. Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Michiganders have made their stance on abortion rights undeniably clear. Voters turned out in record numbers to enshrine reproductive freedom into our state constitution, and they expect their leaders to uphold their values. With reproductive rights under attack at the federal level, Michigan leaders cannot waver on this issue.”
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Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan (PPAM) is the advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood of Michigan. PPAM works in conjunction with Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund at the national level, as well as our health center/education affiliate Planned Parenthood of Michigan, supporters, and patients at the state level to ensure access to reproductive health for all Michiganders.
American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is a nonpartisan nonprofit leading the fight to defend and preserve the rights our Constitution and laws guarantee all people through public education, advocacy, organizing, and litigation. We work in concert with the national ACLU, headquartered in New York City, as well as a network of ACLU affiliate offices across the country.
For over 50 years, Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America) has fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom at the federal and state levels—including access to abortion care, birth control, pregnancy and post-partum care, and paid family leave—for everybody. Reproductive Freedom for All is powered by its more than 4 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.