Court: MI Counties Can Prosecute Abortion Providers

The Detroit Free Press reports:

A court order that sought to bar enforcement of a dormant law criminalizing most abortions in Michigan does not apply to county prosecutors, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Monday.

The massively consequential ruling means the 1931 law banning all abortions except those done to protect the life of a pregnant person essentially takes effect immediately, said David Kallman, an attorney for Great Lakes Justice Center, a conservative organization representing several Michigan prosecutors who challenged the injunction.

“We’re ecstatic. It’s wonderful. That’s exactly what we’ve been saying all along,” Kallman said Monday morning in a phone interview.

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An attorney for the local Michigan prosecutors challenging the temporary injunction blocking enforcement of the 1931 abortion ban told me he’s “ecstatic” and the ruling is exactly what they wanted.

“This couldn’t be more clear.”
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— Dave Boucher (@Dave_Boucher1) August 1, 2022

The Michigan Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court decision regarding the state’s dormant abortion law.

The appeals court ruling paves the way for county prosecutors to file criminal charges against abortion providers under the 1931 state law.https://t.co/FxC9euJ5xi

— Michigan Radio (@MichiganRadio) August 1, 2022