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Michigan is the only state that still has a broad criminal ban on surrogacy, but that could change as soon as later today.
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A new free-standing birthing center is expected to open its doors in April of 2024. Led by midwives, Birth Detroit aims to provide a safe and culturally relevant “full care experience from period to period” for expecting families.
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Today, an analysis of Tuesday's primary election results, the details of a forthcoming, Black-led and woman-led birth center, and the story of a critical civil rights leader in Detroit.
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New information about lowering crime statistics in Detroit, services for migrants nearing limit, and conversations with Michigan authors.
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Some important financial news for Flint mothers. Then, the first nationally syndicated Black female cartoonist talks about her book tour. An update on a rare Michigan bird. Finally, some advice from Zak Rosen and friends.
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Slate podcast producer Cheyna Roth and her husband joyously welcomed their first child after using in-vitro fertilization. But no one prepared them for the possibility that the treatment might not work again. After nearly a decade of isolating, unsuccessful attempts, Roth connected with other women experiencing the same thing, and she channeled their stories into an award-winning podcast episode.
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Today on Stateside, a conversation with the president of the soon-to-close Finlandia University, and a closer look at Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's plan to expand early childhood education.
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A couple shares their harrowing account of a devastating defect in their pregnancy, the abortion they pursued, and the toll of it all.
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On today's show, we heard more about an RSV surge and the history of Native American photography, and took a look into a Michigan pregnancy crisis center.