.thereidout Blog: The fact that Gov. Whitmer's ability to protect abortion rights hinges so heavily on this one case is a sign of the fragile state these rights are in today.
a set of abortion restrictions authorized to go into effect if and when the Supreme Court overturns the landmark Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 that affirmed federal abortion rights.
“After 50 years of legal abortion in Michigan, there can be no doubt but that the right of personal autonomy and bodily integrity enjoyed by our citizens includes the right of a woman, in consultation with her physician, to terminate a pregnancy,”“From a constitutional standpoint, the right to obtain a safe medical treatment is indistinguishable from the right of a patient to refuse treatment,” she added, saying the Michigan law banning abortion likely violates the due process clause of the...
The judge's ruling stemmed from a lawsuit Planned Parenthood filed last month challenging the law. That same day, Whitmer sued 13 county prosecutors in an attempt to strike down the law.
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