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Michigan abortion laws
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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.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
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.
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A Michigan abortion ban could ‘shock’ state politics ahead of 2022 election
A wedge issue could break the November election wide open if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade and allows the state’s 1931 abortion ban to be reinstated.
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Michigan petition seeks 9 days of early voting, funds for absentee ballots
The proposal would undo most of the proposals under a Republican-led ballot initiative that also could go before voters.
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Advocates seek ballot measure to keep abortion legal in Michigan
Fearing a Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, a coalition wants to amend the constitution and nullify a 1931 law that could go into effect and make performing an abortion a felony.
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Whitmer signs $70B Michigan budget: What survived, thrived and died
Republican efforts to ban vaccine mandates are out. The governor also vetoed abortion alternative spending. But 175 pork projects remain.
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Old Michigan law could ban abortion, as Texas ignites Roe v. Wade debate
A Texas abortion case is testing the landmark Supreme Court ruling. If the law is overturned, a 1846 law criminalizing abortion in Michigan could become operational again.