Business officials said companies are reluctant to weigh in on every social issue, whether they support it or not. In polarizing times, they say, they can’t win either way, but staying silent can present its own problems.
Michigan abortion laws
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Abortion-rights petition drive sees surge in volunteers after leaked Roe draft
12,000 new volunteers in just over a day for Reproductive Freedom for All, a petition drive seeking to write abortion rights into the Michigan Constitutiony Anti-abortion groups said their support has increased steadily.
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Joy among anti-abortion faithful as Michigan confronts a post-Roe world
To some, the likely end to nearly 50 years of federal abortion protections means losing a say over their own bodies. But others see an end to what they deem government-sanctioned crime. They all appeared to scarcely believe the enormity of the ruling.
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Abortion opinion upends Michigan campaigns: See where the candidates stand
Republicans cheer the possible reversal of Roe v. Wade, while Democrats work to negate a 1931 law that would make the procedure a felony.
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If Roe v. Wade falls, expect Michigan abortion clinic closures, legal fights
Despite promises from Democrats, operators say they would have to stop offering the procedure if the Supreme Court overturns 1973 ruling.
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Abortion in Michigan: State bucks trend; rate increases as access dwindles
Michigan has 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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Michigan abortion law: What you should know if SCOTUS overturns Roe
Abortion remains legal for now in Michigan, but access to abortion services is uncertain if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. We answer your questions about what such a decision would mean for Michigan.
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Leaked Supreme Court draft would overturn Roe, upend Michigan abortion law
Politico published a leaked draft late Monday of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling by Justice Sam Alito that would overrule Roe v. Wade, finding that there is no right to abortion in the U.S. Constitution. Such a decision would have a huge impact in Michigan.
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With Roe in doubt, Gretchen Whitmer moves to protect abortion in Michigan
The governor will ask the Michigan Supreme Court Thursday to declare abortion protected under the state constitution and invalidate a 1931 law that make abortion a crime if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
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Dana Nessel launches re-election with birth control ad that stretches facts
The attorney general’s ad claims ‘you might have to cross state lines to legally have safe sex’ if her opponents win. None have suggested any such thing, but they have criticized a Supreme Court ruling.