Michigan Gov Files Motion To Block 1931 Abortion Ban

From Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer:

Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer filed a motion urging the Michigan Supreme Court to immediately consider her lawsuit asking the court to decide if Michigan’s state constitution protects the right to abortion.

“Today, I filed a motion urging the court to immediately take up my lawsuit to protect abortion in Michigan. We need to clarify that under Michigan law, access to abortion is not only legal, but constitutionally protected. The urgency of the moment is clear—the Michigan court must act now,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

The current version of Michigan’s law criminalizing abortion without exceptions for rape or incest was enacted in 1931. In 1973, the passage of Roe v Wade rendered Michigan’s 1931 ban unconstitutional and abortion became legal in the state of Michigan.

On May 17, 2022, a Michigan state judge granted a preliminary injunction in a suit brought by Planned Parenthood against Michigan’s unconstitutional 1931 law criminalizing abortion. This injunction temporarily blocks the abortion ban, emphasizing the need Governor Whitmer’s action to permanently protect legal abortion in Michigan.

In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, MI Gov. Whitmer files a motion with her State’s Supreme Court to protect abortion rights.

We talk to her tomorrow about how she’s fighting to prevent her state’s 1931 abortion ban from becoming law. pic.twitter.com/DGMzg5IOy9

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