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Abortion in Michigan is legal throughout pregnancy. [1] [2] A state constitutional amendment to explicitly guarantee abortion rights was placed on the ballot in 2022 as Michigan Proposal 22–3; [3] it passed with 57 percent of the vote, adding the right to abortion and contraceptive use to the Michigan Constitution. [4]
Wade and, under pre-Roe state law, abortion would be illegal in Michigan. [1] [Note 1] Under Michigan law, proponents of a ballot measure were required to obtain 425,059 signatures from registered Michigan voters. In July 2022, Reproductive Freedom for All submitted 753,759 signatures to the Secretary of State and requested that the ballot ...
The law was ruled unconstitutional by Michigan Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth L. Gleicher, characterizing the law as a violation of due process; however, the case was appealed to the Michigan Supreme Court. Regardless of the outcome of that appeal, there was no clear constitutional protection for abortion access in Michigan, making further ...
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, returning the issue of abortion rights back to the states, Michigan voters passed Proposal 3 in 2022 to enshrine a right to reproductive freedom.
Legislation and legal challengers await implementation of Proposal 3 in Michigan despite voters approving it in the 2022 midterm election.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer repealed a handful of abortion restrictions in Michigan, making changes long-awaited by abortion rights proponents. Whitmer signs Michigan 'Reproductive Health Act,' repeals ...
A proposed add to the Michigan Constitution would guarantee the right to an abortion. Opponents say it goes further, but supporters say that's wrong. Michigan's abortion amendment: Here's what ...
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, it allowed states under Republican control to impose abortion bans or severe limitations, a long-sought goal for many GOP anti-abortion ...