The Democratic governor is seeking to prevent prosecutors from enforcing a 1931 state law banning abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
An Oakland County judge hears testimony over two days. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to bar enforcement of a 1931 ban on abortion. Some prosecutors contend they should have the right since Roe was overturned.
A Michigan judge has blocked county prosecutors from enforcing a pre-Roe abortion ban that would have allowed providers to be charged with a felony. The preliminary injunction Friday comes after
An Oakland County judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday blocking enforcement of a decades-old abortion ban while legal challenges are pending in Michigan.
Abortion is still legal in Michigan after a circuit court judge ruled that county prosecutors can't charge providers with a felony. The decision blocks the enforcement of a 1931 pre-Roe abortion ban.
A Michigan judge blocked county prosecutors from enforcing the state's 1931 ban on abortion for the foreseeable future. An attorney representing two GOP county prosecutors said an appeal is planned.
An Michigan judge has ruled that an injunction on the state’s abortion ban will remain in effect, preventing local prosecutors from enforcing a 1931 law that prohibits doctors in Michigan from performing any abortions except to save the life of the “pregnant woman.
Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Cunningham imposed the injunction on Friday. The measure means police and prosecutors cannot enforce the 1931 law, which allow abortions only in cases to
Cunningham's ruling is likely not the end of lawsuits and judicial filings over the state ban on abortion as a ballot petition that would enshrine the procedure in the Michigan Constitution is likely heading toward the November ballot.
A Michigan judge overruled an early August decision, determining county prosecutors cannot enforce a 91-year-old law that bans abortions throughout the state.
A Michigan judge has ruled that prosecutors cannot enforce a 1931 law that restricts abortion in all cases except where the life of the mother is threatened.
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