Michigan Democratic Rep. Laurie Poftsky announced during a protest against President Donald Trump on Wednesday that he had decided to sterilize himself as a way to challenge the new administration.

At the protest at the Capitol in Michigan, demonstrators gathered at the Capitol to support the national “50501 Movement,” a grassroots anti-Trump initiative that seeks to organize “Strike the Streets” and “Resistance Project 2025.” . According to Michigan advances.

“Just two weeks ago, I had surgery to make sure I didn’t have to navigate my pregnancy in Donald Trump’s America,” Pochtsky said. “I refuse to treat my body as currency by a government that only sees the value of my fertility.”

“If you know someone who questioned how serious this is, I’m going to repeat myself. The sitting government officials were unsure that she would have access to birth control in the future, so she was voluntary. I chose sterilization.

Republican Michigan Rep. Matt Maddook Posted X footage showing protesters waving LGBT flags and American flags. Others had signs that read, “Decorate Eronia and arrest Donald Sitler!!” And “It’s treason.” (Related: Trump’s housing seconds to scrap Obama era rules allow men at women’s shelter)

“Get out of here! You don’t belong here!” shouted one woman at Madoc.

“This is what makes you look like a real American, pussy!” Another protester cried out to the representative as he could see him walking through the crowd.

During Trump’s campaign, the then-GOP presidential candidate repeatedly said he was not in favor of a national abortion ban, adding that he should leave the issue to states. At a campaign rally, Trump said he would become a “parent” for women, saying, “You’re no longer abandoned, or you’re lonely, you’re not in danger anymore… You’re no longer in danger… I’m not thinking about abortion.”

On January 25th, Trump said, “We should sign an executive order to enforce Hyde’s amendment and similar laws that would hinder federal funds for election abortions, and that American taxpayers should be forced to pay for that practice. Reflecting the long-standing consensus that it is not, it reversed the policy from Biden. – Harris Management. Amid further moves to protect women, Trump on Wednesday led biological men to women’s sports across the nation. He signed another executive order banning him from participating.

Since the announcement of her surgery, Povtsky posted to X on Thursday write“The fact that so many conservative men are personally attacked by the decisions I made with my husband about their health care and future, we should assume that our rights are safe. It just proves that it’s not.”

Pohutsky’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.

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