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A judge has granted Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s request for a court order to block enforcement of Michigan’s felony abortion ban. That’s after a Michigan Court of Appeals decision appeared to clear a path for prosecutions under a 1931 law. Rick Pluta reports.
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The Michigan Reproductive Freedom for All campaign turned in petitions this week to put abortion rights into the state Constitution. That’s several hundred thousand registered voters who’ve put their names on paper as supporting the cause. And that support could extend beyond abortion rights and offer some help for Democrats and progressives going into this November’s elections and beyond. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The petition campaign to enshrine abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution turned in signed petitions Monday to put the question on the November ballot. Organizers say an amendment would end any uncertainty in Michigan on whether abortion is legal in the state after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The Michigan Legislature’s Republican leaders have asked the Michigan Court of Appeals to allow the state’s ban on most abortions to go into effect. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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When the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision, it created uncertainty about abortion on a number of fronts. That includes immediate impact on access. As WEMU’s Josh Hakala explains, in the short term, neighboring states could overwhelm area health care providers.
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The Michigan Democratic Party is continuing to push abortion rights to the forefront of its midterm election pitch. Colin Jackson has more.
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In two new filings, the Michigan Supreme Court is being pressed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Democratic prosecutors to declare abortion rights are protected by the state constitution now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Officials from Planned Parenthood of Michigan are calling today’s Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade “a dark day for [the] country.” We get the details from WEMU’s Taylor Pinson.
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Michigan Medicine will continue to offer abortion services...for now. We get the details from WEMU’s Taylor Pinson.
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State Senate Democrats demanded floor time Thursday to chastise Republicans for refusing to allow a vote on any bill to reverse or amend Michigan’s dormant ban on abortion. We have more from Rick Pluta.