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Michigan abortion laws
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Abortion campaign ramps up after Michigan ballot issue clears last hurdle
Reproductive Freedom for All, known as Proposal 3, will be on the Nov. 8 ballot. Expect an expensive campaign for and against the measure to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution.
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Abortion ballot measure: What Proposal 3 would do in Michigan
What to know about Reproductive Freedom For All, known as Proposal 3 of 2022, to write abortion rights into the state constitution.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
After abortion, sex education may be Michigan’s next cultural battleground
Michigan doesn’t require sex ed, so what is taught — and what isn’t — can vary sharply by local school district. Advocates say uncertainty around abortion access in Michigan makes comprehensive sex education more important than ever.
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Supreme Court clears abortion, early voting proposals for Michigan ballot
Two Republican-nominated justices dissent. The measures could be a boost to Democratic turnout in November.
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Michigan’s existing abortion ban is unconstitutional, judge rules
Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher issued an opinion Wednesday permanently barring enforcement of Michigan’s long-dormant abortion ban, although appeals are expected.
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Meet the judge keeping abortion legal in Michigan (for now)
Elizabeth Gleicher had a history of liberal advocacy as a lawyer before joining the Michigan Court of Appeals. Colleagues also say she’s a hard-working, fair judge.
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Future of Michigan 1931 abortion law may hinge on when words become gibberish
Michigan’s highest court could decide this week whether a ballot petition ensuring abortion rights should be presented to voters in November. Abortion rights and anti-abortion forces are flooding the court with legal briefs over word spacing.
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735K signed abortion-rights petition. How word spaces may keep it off ballot
It’s a kerning kerfuffle caused by the word ‘the.’ A debate about whether formatting should derail a constitutional amendment ballot measure is headed to the Michigan Supreme Court.
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Michigan abortion, early-voting measures off ballot for now. Court fight next.
The state Board of Canvassers splits along partisan lines, refusing to move forward constitutional amendments to guarantee abortion rights and begin nine days of early voting.