¶ Reproductive Rights
¶ Opposed Exceptions For Rape and Incest
Afendoulis Was Endorsed By Right To Life Of Michigan. [Right to Life of Michigan, accessed 6/30/22]
- Right To Life Of Michigan Required Endorsed Candidates To Oppose Exceptions For Rape And Incest. According to Right To Life Of Michigan, “What are the RLM-PAC Endorsement Criteria? RLM-PAC endorsements are non-partisan, and based solely on RLM-PAC bylaws and the criteria listed below. Prolife – A candidate must be prolife with no exceptions other than life of the mother. A candidate must also complete a questionnaire based on the office the candidate is seeking.” [Right To Life Of Michigan, accessed 6/30/22]
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¶ Abortion, Generally
Afendoulis Agreed With Michigan Football Coach’s Denouncement Of Abortion And Commented “I Will Never Waiver On The Issue Of Life.” According to Afendoulis’s Facebook, “I stand with Michigan Football Coach Harbaugh in protecting the lives of the unborn at all costs. I will never waiver on the issue of life.”
[Facebook, Lynn Afendoulis, 4/20/20]
Afendoulis Introduced House Bill 4342 To “Ban Dismemberment Abortion” In The Michigan House And Claimed It Would Stop A “Barbaric Method” Of Abortion. According to The Detroit News, “A bid to prohibit ‘dismemberment abortions’ led to heated debate in a Michigan House committee Wednesday […] The Republican sponsors, Reps. Lynn Afendoulis and Pamela Hornberger, said the legislation would prohibit a ‘barbaric method’ of abortion […] ‘This practice is barbaric, it is agonizing, it is outrageous and it must stop,’ said Afendoulis.” [The Detroit News, 4/24/29]