Michigan state Rep. Laurie Pohutsky told a crowd of protestors at the Michigan state Capitol building earlier this week that she had elective surgery to remove her reproductive organs out of concern about contraception access.

LANSING, MI -- Standing in front of hundreds of protestors at the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 5, Rep. Laurie Pohutsky, D-Livonia, said she had surgery to become voluntarily sterile out of fear for how President Donald Trump’s administration could limit future reproductive health care access.

State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky’s account was cheered by the left-leaning protestors and condemned by right-wing social media accounts. A heartbroken father shared his harrowing experience with Local 4 after robbers shot and killed his son during a home invasion on Detroit’s west side. The incident left him badly injured.

Wednesday on the steps of the Michigan Capitol during a rally against Trump's first actions of his second term in the White House. "A sitting government official opted for voluntary sterilization because she was uncertain she would be able to access contraception in the future,