Michigan state lawmaker sterilizes herself to avoid pregnancy in ‘Trump’s America’

Published February 7, 2025 5:22am ET



A Democratic Michigan state lawmaker said she sterilized herself to avoid getting pregnant in President Donald Trump‘s America.

Michigan state Rep. Laurie Pohutsky announced the decision to have the medical procedure on Wednesday during a protest at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan. 

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