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.
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What’s next after Roe in Michigan: Lawsuits, a ballot measure and uncertainty
Questions and answers after ruling: Abortion is still legal and being performed, but that could change soon as the courts adjudicate a 1931 ban that predated Roe v. Wade.
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Roe v. Wade overturned in blockbuster ruling. Abortion still legal in Michigan
The fate of abortion access will be left to states under a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Michigan has a 1931 law that makes abortion a felony that is being litigated in the court system.
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Abortion in Michigan: State had fifth-most procedures in nation
As Roe v. Wade is overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, Michigan has had the fifth-highest rate in the nation, even though there are no clinics in most counties. Maps, charts explain who is getting the procedure and where.
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Roe overturned: See where Michigan governor, attorney general candidates stand
Republicans cheer the reversal of Roe v. Wade, while Democrats work to negate a 1931 law that would make the procedure a felony.
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Abortion rivals say Roe reversal could have surprising impact in Michigan
Barbara Listing of Right to Life and Renee Chelian, an abortion-rights advocate, have battled for more than four decades over abortion access. But they agree that a rejection of Roe v. Wade may change Michigan abortion policy in unexpected ways.
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Abortion isn’t ‘black-and-white’ for Michigan voters. But it is for lawmakers.
Many GOP voters favor exceptions for rape and incest — and many Democratic ones oppose late-term abortions. Such nuance is absent among policymakers, complicating efforts to make laws about the procedure.
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New Planned Parenthood CEO: We have abortion options for post-Roe Michigan
How will Michiganders get abortions if they’re illegal here? Paula Thornton Greear, the first Black woman to lead the state agency, says Planned Parenthood has a plan. Plus: Her first sex talk with Mom down Nine Mile and the agency’s first gender-affirming treatment program.
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Activist arrested after abortion ban protesters disrupt Michigan House
Protesters took to the gallery of the Michigan House on Wednesday, urging legislators to repeal a 1931 abortion ban in a demonstration that resulted in one arrest.
