Oakland County · ~20,000 residents
Abolish Abortion in FERNDALE
Immediate, total abolition — no exceptions
Ferndale's abolitionist inheritance
Ferndale is Woodward Avenue's most-progressive Detroit-adjacent suburb — a dense, walkable city with the DIY Street Fair, First Friday art walks, and one of Michigan's most active LGBTQ communities. Politically it runs deep-Democratic; culturally it's the anti-Royal-Oak (older, weirder, more artistic).
The abolitionist argument in Ferndale is a minority position by design. But the city is home to Planned Parenthood on Woodward — the highest-volume PP in southeast Michigan — and a church network that includes Baptist, Catholic, and traditional Lutheran congregations that have never accepted the pro-choice framework. Abolition here is the case for the church against the culture, made in the city where the culture is most self-consciously secular.
Abortion in Ferndale today
One abortion facility operates inside Ferndale city limits:
State-reported deaths · Oakland County · 2023
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 Oakland 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 · Oakland County · 2022
A majority of Oakland 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 — Ferndale Health Center
22940 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI 48220
The busiest PP location in southeast Michigan; on the Woodward Corridor just north of the Detroit city line.
Abolish Abortion Michigan is committed to non-violent, lawful presence at abortion facilities. See every MI facility on the statewide map →
Ferndale's Michigan legislators
The MI state representatives and senators whose districts cover Ferndale. Click a name to see their full record, contact info, and abolition-related votes.
State House
State Senate
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Enter your Ferndale ZIP code (or full address) on the scorecard and we'll show you your exact House and Senate representative.
Find my representative →Abolitionist churches in Ferndale
Publicly-abolitionist churches we know of in the Ferndale 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 Ferndale at this time. If you attend a Ferndale-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 Ferndale
- 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 Ferndale-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 2 of your Ferndale reps at once.
- Bring the resolution to your church. If you attend a Ferndale-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 Ferndale
If you want to get involved with someone local, join our Signal group — it's where Ferndale-area abolitionists coordinate outreach, share prayer requests, and organize.
Join the Signal groupFerndale FAQ
Are there abolitionist churches in Ferndale?+
We're not yet aware of any publicly-abolitionist churches inside Ferndale city limits. If your Ferndale-area church has adopted an abolition resolution, reach out.
Who is my state representative in Ferndale?+
Ferndale is served by 1 state House district and 1 state Senate district. Use our Find-my-legislator tool on the scorecard page.
How can I get involved in the abolition movement in Ferndale?+
Sign the Michigan abolition petition, contact your Ferndale state representative through the scorecard, join our Signal group, and reach out to us if your church would adopt the abolition resolution.
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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Further reading
- Abolitionist, not pro-life. Why the abolition position rejects the incrementalist strategy.
- Immediate, not gradual. Why the abolition of abortion cannot wait for public opinion.
- No exceptions. Why rape, incest, and life-of-the-mother exceptions concede the case.
- Criminalization. Why treating abortion as homicide follows from equal protection.
- Biblical, not secular. Why the abolition case is grounded in Scripture, not merely policy.
- Abolition bills. The current Michigan legislation abolitionists support.
Ferndale page last updated July 26, 2026 · datasets from legislator scorecard and state partner directory