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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked a federal court to dismiss a legal challenge against the state. It was filed against the voter-approved amendment to the state constitution that guarantees reproductive rights. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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A bill repealing a requirement for Michiganders to purchase abortion coverage through a separate health insurance rider was signed into law Monday. Colin Jackson has more.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed more bills Tuesday to roll back abortion restrictions remaining on the books in Michigan. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Michigan bills known as the “Reproductive Health Act” are cleared for the governor after passing the state Senate on Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.
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Michigan abortion-rights advocates are sharing details about upcoming "Reproductive Health Act" legislation. Colin Jackson has more.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer put abortion rights, a clean energy plan and guaranteed paid worker leave on her agenda for the Legislature’s fall session that begins next week. The governor outlined her priorities Wednesday in a special address. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Wednesday to formally strike Michigan’s unenforceable abortion law from the books. That law was preempted by an amendment adopted by voters last year. But Whitmer says there is symbolic and practical value to making the restrictive abortion law disappear. Rick Pluta reports.
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Michigan’s governor says she won’t help other states with extradition of some people who face charges related to traveling to Michigan for an abortion. Colin Jackson has more on a new executive order.
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The Michigan Reproductive Freedom for All campaign turned in petitions this week to put abortion rights into the state Constitution. That’s several hundred thousand registered voters who’ve put their names on paper as supporting the cause. And that support could extend beyond abortion rights and offer some help for Democrats and progressives going into this November’s elections and beyond. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The petition campaign to enshrine abortion rights in the Michigan Constitution turned in signed petitions Monday to put the question on the November ballot. Organizers say an amendment would end any uncertainty in Michigan on whether abortion is legal in the state after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade. We have more from Rick Pluta.