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FireUpChips10's JournalJudge strikes down 1931 Michigan law criminalizing abortion
Source: WOOD TV8
A judge on Wednesday struck down Michigans 1931 anti-abortion law, months after suspending it, the latest development over abortion rights in a state where the issue is being argued in courtrooms and, possibly, at the ballot box.
The law, which was long dormant before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, violates the Michigan Constitution, said Judge Elizabeth Gleicher.
A law denying safe, routine medical care not only denies women of their ability to control their bodies and their lives it denies them of their dignity, Gleicher of the Court of Claims wrote. Michigans Constitution forbids this violation of due process.
The decision comes as the Michigan Supreme Court still is considering whether to place a proposed amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot that would add abortion rights to the state constitution. A Friday deadline is looming.
Read more: https://www.woodtv.com/news/michigan/judge-strikes-down-1931-michigan-law-criminalizing-abortion/
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