Washtenaw County · ~122,000 residents
Immediate, total abolition — no exceptions
Ann Arbor was a hub of the antebellum abolitionist movement. The Michigan State Anti-Slavery Society met here in 1841, and the University of Michigan's Society of Inquiry hosted abolitionist speakers throughout the 1830s and 40s. Reverend Guy Beckley — a Wesleyan Methodist minister and Underground Railroad conductor — pastored in Ann Arbor and edited the state's leading abolitionist newspaper. Beckley's house on Pontiac Trail sheltered escaped slaves; it still stands today.
Modern Ann Arbor is one of the most politically progressive cities in Michigan and hosts the state's only abortion facility that performs procedures up to nearly 20 weeks. The tension is exactly what it was in 1841: a university town proud of its abolitionist inheritance, running an institution that denies personhood to the smallest class of human beings. Beckley's question to his 1840s congregation was whether their theology matched their politics. It's the same question today.
One abortion facility operates inside Ann Arbor city limits — with the latest gestational cutoff of any provider in Michigan:
Planned Parenthood of Michigan — Power Family Health Center
3100 Professional Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Highest-gestation cutoff in the state: in-clinic abortion up to 19w6d; medication abortion up to 12w.
Washtenaw County voted 77% in favor of Proposal 3 in 2022 — the strongest pro-abortion-access margin in the state. The abolitionist case here is a minority case, but it is a real one, with a real historical inheritance to draw on.
Abolish Abortion Michigan is committed to non-violent, lawful presence at abortion facilities.
The MI state representatives and senators whose districts cover Ann Arbor. Click a name to see their full record, contact info, and abolition-related votes.
Enter your Ann Arbor ZIP code (or full address) on the scorecard and we'll show you your exact House and Senate representative.
Find my representative →Publicly-abolitionist churches we know of in the Ann Arbor area. If your church has adopted an abolition resolution and belongs here, let us know.
We're not aware of any publicly-abolitionist churches inside Ann Arbor at this time. If you attend a Ann Arbor-area church that has taken a public stand for abolition — or would be open to adopting the model abolition resolution — please reach out. We'll add them here and connect you with resources for your pastor.
If you want to get involved with someone local, join our Signal group — it's where Ann Arbor-area abolitionists coordinate outreach, share prayer requests, and organize.
Join the Signal groupWe're not yet aware of any publicly-abolitionist churches inside Ann Arbor city limits. Ann Arbor is home to strong PCA, OPC, and URC congregations — if any have taken a public stand for the abolition of abortion, reach out.
Ann Arbor is served by four state House districts and two state Senate districts. Use our Find-my-legislator tool on the scorecard page to look yours up.
Sign the Michigan abolition petition, contact your Ann Arbor state representative through the scorecard, join our Signal group to connect with other Ann Arbor-area abolitionists, and — if your church would adopt the abolition resolution — reach out to us.
Abolition of abortion means the immediate, total end of abortion, criminalized as homicide, with no exceptions, from the moment of fertilization. See our What we believe section for the biblical and constitutional case.
