Washtenaw County · ~122,000 residents

Abolish Abortion in ANN ARBOR

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Ann Arbor's abolitionist inheritance

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.

Regional heritage · Washtenaw County

The Ann Arbor node of the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society

The Michigan Anti-Slavery Society was organized in 1836 at Ann Arbor's First Presbyterian Church on East Huron Street. From that founding, Washtenaw County became a major waypoint on the freedom corridor running Battle Creek → Marshall → Jackson → Grass Lake → Ann Arbor → Plymouth → Detroit. Local Quakers, Baptists, and Methodists sheltered escaping freedom seekers in barns, cellars, and church basements. That same Christian anti-slavery witness — the insistence that no human being can be treated as property by any legal fiction — is what today's abolitionist movement recovers when it insists that no child can be treated as disposable by any court ruling or state constitutional amendment.

Abortion in Ann Arbor today

One abortion facility operates inside Ann Arbor city limits — with the latest gestational cutoff of any provider in Michigan:

State-reported deaths · Washtenaw County · 2023

876induced abortions to Washtenaw County residents

Michigan reported 28,491 induced abortions statewide in 2023 — a documented rise since the 2022 Reproductive Freedom for All amendment. The number above counts only Michigan residents of Washtenaw County; it does not include out-of-state travelers or self-managed abortions at home.

Source: MI DHHS Vital Records — Abortion Statistics, Table 2A

Prop 3 vote · Washtenaw County · 2022

76.1%Yes

23.9%No

A majority of Washtenaw County voters approved Proposal 22-3, the Reproductive Freedom for All amendment. Statewide, it passed 56.7% to 43.3%. A majority vote does not settle whether preborn image-bearers deserve equal protection under the law — that is a moral question the ballot cannot answer, and it is exactly the question the abolition movement asks Michigan to reopen.

Source: MI Dept. of State certified canvass, aggregated by the AP. See full county map.

Places to peacefully protest against child sacrifice

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Planned Parenthood of Michigan — Power Family Health Center
3100 Professional Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 973-0710 Google Business →
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. See every MI facility on the statewide map →

Ann Arbor's Michigan legislators

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.

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Abolitionist churches in Ann Arbor

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.

Take action in Ann Arbor

Sign the petition. Michigan needs a public record of its citizens who reject the pretense that abortion access is settled law. Add your name.
Contact your Ann Arbor-area legislator. Every rep above has their capitol email on file — a two-minute email is more than most constituents ever send. Use the pre-drafted template on each legislator's profile page, or email all 6 of your Ann Arbor reps at once.
Bring the resolution to your church. If you attend a Ann Arbor-area church, ask your pastor to consider signing the abolitionist resolution. Contact us for the model text and to walk through it with your pastor.
Give. The work — legislative research, petition drives, church outreach, this website — runs on the sacrificial giving of ordinary abolitionists. Support the mission.

Connect with abolitionists near Ann Arbor

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.

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Ann Arbor FAQ

Are there abolitionist churches in Ann Arbor?+

We'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.

Who is my state representative in Ann Arbor?+

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.

How can I get involved in the abolition movement in Ann Arbor?+

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.

What is the abolitionist position on abortion?+

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.

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Ann Arbor page last updated July 26, 2026 · datasets from legislator scorecard and state partner directory