Michigan governor repeals ‘extreme’ 1931 abortion ban from state law | USA TODAY

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer repealed a 1931 abortion law that banned abortions and criminalized medical personnel who assisted in the procedure.

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With the stroke of her pen, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer repealed an unenforceable Michigan law Wednesday that makes it a felony to administer most abortions with no exception for rape or incest.

For decades, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision guaranteed a national right to abortion. But when the court overturned that decision, a Michigan Court of Claims judge issued an order temporarily blocking Michigan's abortion ban to ensure continued legal access to the procedure in the state.

Michigan voters ultimately took up the matter directly during last year's midterm when they embraced an amendment to the state's constitution to enshrine an explicit right to seek abortions.

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31 comments

  1. That’s why Mother 👩 Nature are very anger 😠 😡 👿 So many tornado 🌪 everywhere across the Nation, Michigan gonna be next

    1. There’s no such thing as “Mother Nature.” This is all God. And He is a He. A Father. Not mother👽 the creator of all things😙

    1. Naw she is legit and I’m happy she is my governor. She is looking out for the women in Michigan. Governor Whitmer is hands down thee best.

    2. it has been proven millions of times that safe and legal abortion helps to create and protect wholesome, christian marriages.

    1. ​@Jake Roberts
      Revelation 18:4‭-‬5
      And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

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