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Michigan abortion laws
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Michigan's emotions span from tearful to jubilant over abortion ruling
From grocery stores to coffee shops, here’s a glimpse into some of the conversations across the state following the historic Supreme Court decision.
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Key quotes from Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court abortion ruling
A conservative majority of justices overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which established a federal right to abortion. In a series of opinions, the nine-member court revealed deep divisions within their ranks.
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Laws banning sodomy, gay marriage on books in Michigan. Some fear what’s next.
Justice Clarence Thomas writes that laws legalizing same-sex marriage and contraception should be revisited. If federal protections end, old Michigan laws could take effect.
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Michigan anti-abortion groups on alert for violence following court ruling
Federal authorities are warning Michigan anti-abortion groups of potential violence after the reversal of the federal law protecting abortion.
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With Roe overturned, Michigan becomes an abortion ‘haven,’ for now
Michigan was poised to outlaw most abortions after Roe fell, but a judge recently suspended the state’s 1931 abortion ban. While that case is sorted out, clinics expect more out-of-state patients at Michigan clinics to get the procedure.