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Michigan judge temporarily blocks prosecutors from enforcing 1931 abortion ban
A judge granted Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's request for a temporary restraining order on the enforcement of a near-total abortion ban on the books since 1931.
This is the latest move by the governor in an effort to protect abortion rights in the state, amid a legal battle to determine whether the abortion ban is in line with the state's constitution, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark case that established a federal right to abortion.
"I am grateful for this relief—however temporary—because it will help ensure that Michigan’s doctors, nurses, and health care systems can continue caring for their patients," Whitmer said in a statement.
County prosecutors named in the court documents had made public statements saying they would use the abortion ban to prosecute doctors and nurses and jail them for providing abortion services.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/michigan-judge-temporarily-blocks-prosecutors-enforcing-1931-abortion/story
This is the latest move by the governor in an effort to protect abortion rights in the state, amid a legal battle to determine whether the abortion ban is in line with the state's constitution, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark case that established a federal right to abortion.
"I am grateful for this relief—however temporary—because it will help ensure that Michigan’s doctors, nurses, and health care systems can continue caring for their patients," Whitmer said in a statement.
County prosecutors named in the court documents had made public statements saying they would use the abortion ban to prosecute doctors and nurses and jail them for providing abortion services.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/michigan-judge-temporarily-blocks-prosecutors-enforcing-1931-abortion/story