The Republican-led House and Senate seeks to reverse a lower court’s injunction blocking enforcement of a 1931 law that bans abortions in Michigan except to save the life of the mother. It’s the latest twist in a web of suits over abortion access.
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Michigan abortion-rights ballot measure has 800k signatures, organizer says
The campaign collected almost twice the required number of valid signatures for the issue to appear on the November ballot, said campaign co-chair Linh Song.
Posted inBusiness Watch
In Lansing, a frustrated HVAC shop owner goes political, and goes viral
The owner of All Star Mechanical turned his typical quarter-page ad for heating and cooling repairs into a political screed. People noticed.
Posted inMichigan Government
Dana Nessel issues Michigan alert on health apps after abortion ruling
Plugging sensitive reproductive health data, such as information on menstrual cycles, into a tracking app could be used in prosecutions if the state once again bans abortion, the Attorney General warned.
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Opinion | Catholic Conference: Michigan should oppose death by guns and abortion
The four children shot dead in their high school in Oxford last year are of equal worth as each of the more than 1.5 million children whose lives ended in abortion in Michigan since Roe v. Wade was decided.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break about Michigan’s 2022 election
Bridge Michigan’s Capitol reporting team discussed hotly contested races, ballot initiatives, the potential impact of the state’s new electoral maps, candidate filing fiascos, the potential impact of Supreme Court decisions and more in this roundtable event.
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Michigan abortion ballot issue gets surge in volunteers, signatures
Reproductive Freedom for All, a ballot measure to codify abortion rights into Michigan’s Constitution, says it’s experienced a surge in interest since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan pharmacies limit morning-after pills amid post-Roe panic buying
Fears over access, prompted in part by an opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas, prompt a run on morning-after pills.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Abortion confusion reigns across Michigan days after Roe reversal
Hospitals are sending mixed signals, or no signal at all, on whether they will perform abortions. Some local prosecutors say they can now charge abortion doctors, which state leaders deny. The result, for now, is legal chaos.
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Abortion providers may face charges in Kent, Jackson counties, attorney says
An injunction suspending enforcement of Michigan’s 1931 ban on abortions only applies to the state, an attorney for prosecutors contends, revealing the tenuousness of the law after the Supreme Court decision.