What are the Lawsuits Schuette Signed onto Instead of Protecting Healthcare for Michiganders?

The Schuette campaign’s latest bad excuse for the Attorney General’s refusal to join a major lawsuit trying to protect healthcare for people with pre-existing health conditions is “no AG signs on to everyone,” according to MIRS News.

So what are some of the lawsuits that Bill Schuette signed onto instead of protecting healthcare for Michiganders?

  • In September, Bridge Magazine reported that Schuette “goes to bat for ExxonMobil” and “signed onto a court filing that questions the scientific consensus about the causes of climate change.”
  • In August, the Detroit News reported that Schuette is “advocating for a government funding ban for the Ohio branch” of Planned Parenthood.
  • In July, the Detroit News reported that Schuette is “helping defend Americans for Prosperity in California.”
  • As Attorney General, Schuette has signed onto at least nine lawsuits to attack the healthcare law that protects people with pre-existing health conditions.
  • Schuette also wasted millions of dollars in taxpayer resources fighting against marriage equality.

“Bill Schuette is using his office to benefit special interests and advance his own political agenda instead of fighting to protect healthcare for people with pre-existing conditions in Michigan,” said Michigan Democratic Party Spokesperson Sam Newton. “Schuette should stop making terrible excuses and explain to the four million Michiganders with pre-existing conditions why he’s refusing to defend their healthcare.”

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