Wayne County · ~30,000 residents

Abolish Abortion in SOUTHGATE

Immediate, total abolition — no exceptions

Local legislators

Passing on abolition

Failing

House districts

Southgate's abolitionist inheritance

Southgate is a downriver Detroit suburb built alongside the auto industry — home to Southgate Community Schools, the Southgate Anderson High football tradition, and a working-class Reagan-Democrat electorate similar to Taylor and Wyandotte.

The Catholic and LCMS Lutheran churches here hold the historic pro-life teaching. The abolitionist argument speaks to Southgate residents in the plain-terms working-class case for the personhood of the preborn.

Regional heritage · Wayne County

Detroit — 'Midnight,' the last stop before freedom

Detroit's Underground Railroad codename was 'Midnight,' the final station on the freedom corridor before the crossing to Canada at 'Dawn' (Windsor and Amherstburg). Second Baptist Church on Monroe Street, founded by escaped freedom seekers themselves, sheltered an estimated 5,000 people between 1836 and the Civil War. George DeBaptiste, William Lambert, and the Colored Vigilant Committee ran a highly organized escape network from the Detroit riverfront. When federal marshals came to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act, Detroit abolitionists physically prevented seizures in the streets. That corridor of moral resistance is preserved in Detroit's own memory, and today's abolitionist work in Wayne County stands squarely in it.

Abortion in Southgate today

We are not currently aware of an abortion facility operating inside Southgate city limits.

State-reported deaths · Wayne County · 2023

10,822induced abortions to Wayne 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 Wayne 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 · Wayne County · 2022

68.3%Yes

31.7%No

A majority of Wayne 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.

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Southgate's Michigan legislators

The MI state representatives and senators whose districts cover Southgate. Click a name to see their full record, contact info, and abolition-related votes.

State House

District 27 · R
Rylee Linting
Fail

State Senate

District 4 · D
Darrin Camilleri
Fail

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Abolitionist churches in Southgate

Publicly-abolitionist churches we know of in the Southgate 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 Southgate at this time. If you attend a Southgate-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 Southgate

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 Southgate-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 Southgate reps at once.
Bring the resolution to your church. If you attend a Southgate-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 Southgate

If you want to get involved with someone local, join our Signal group — it's where Southgate-area abolitionists coordinate outreach, share prayer requests, and organize.

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Southgate FAQ

Are there abolitionist churches in Southgate?+

We're not yet aware of any publicly-abolitionist churches inside Southgate city limits. If your Southgate-area church has adopted an abolition resolution, reach out.

Who is my state representative in Southgate?+

Southgate 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 Southgate?+

Sign the Michigan abolition petition, contact your Southgate 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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Southgate page last updated July 26, 2026 · datasets from legislator scorecard and state partner directory