Michigan's high court puts abortion question on Nov. ballot

[ItsjustMe]

https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-2022-midterm-elections-abortion-us-supreme-court-health-570a2adb03b5bc1d7c668aad95720353

Voters will determine whether to place abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution, the state Supreme Court declared Thursday, settling the issue a day before the fall ballot must be completed.

Abortion rights would be guaranteed if the amendment passes on Nov. 8. A 1931 state law makes it a crime to perform most abortions, but the law was suspended in May and a judge this week followed up by striking it down as unconstitutional.

Though appeals of that decision are likely, the law would be trumped if voters approve the amendment in the fall election.

There are political implications beyond the ballot question.

Democrats say the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is mobilizing voters and will help Democratic candidates this fall, when top races including governor, secretary of state and attorney general are on the Michigan ballot. They point to conservative Kansas, where voters overwhelmingly defeated a measure that would have allowed the Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten restrictions or ban the procedure outrigh

[Me.]

1. Such Great News

[yankee87]

2. Great News but,

I cannot believe we are voting on whether to provide medical assistance. I'm a CIS married man and one thing I know, we'll never have a vote on a medical procedure for a man. Can you imagine having a vote on Viagra, or baldness medicines? We still treat over half of our population like they need men's guidance because they are too stupid.