Democratic Michigan State Representative Laurie Pohutsky revealed during a protest Wednesday that she underwent sterilization surgery as a personal act of defiance against the Trump administration.

Laurie Pohutsky, 36, has represented the 19th District in the Michigan House of Representatives since 2019. Michigan significantly changed its abortion laws in response to the 2022 repeal of Roe vs.

Laurie Pohutsky’s account was cheered by the left-leaning protestors and condemned by right-wing social media accounts. The 36-year-old Democrat said the surgery was a personal decision she had ...