Politics & Government

Pat Colbeck Sponsors Legislation Offering 'Choose Life' License Plates

Senate panel approves anti-abortion plates with 7-0 bipartisan vote.

Under legislation sponsored by Sen. Pat Colbeck (R-Canton), anti-abortion messages soon could be an option for state-issued specialty license plates.

Senate Bill 600, approved unanimously today by a senate panel and facing consideration by the entire Michigan senate, would create a "Choose Life" specialty vehicle license plate, according to a news release from Colbeck's office. Funds raised from the sale of the plates would go to support anti-abortion organizations and projects.

“Michigan residents have long supported policies that encourage alternatives to abortion and our Choose Life license plate program echoes that sentiment,” Colbeck said in a news release. “It will provide drivers a way to promote abortion alternatives and protect the lives of the most helpless members of our society.”

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According to the news release, funds from the plate sales would go in part toward pregancy resource centers and other anti-abortion outreach organizations.

Choose Life Michigan, a special committee of anti-abortion group Right to Life of Michigan, will award grants with funds from the sales, the news release said.

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Twenty-six states have authorized "Choose Life" license plates, the news release said, generating more than $14 million for anti-abortion activities.


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