If the proposed amendment doesn't hit any further roadblocks, voters in Michigan will be able to decide whether to protect abortion rights in the state constitution this November.
Abortion rights supporters gather outside the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Mich., during a rally on September 7, 2022.Abortion rights supporters gather outside the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Mich., during a rally on September 7, 2022.Thursday, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that a proposed state constitutional amendment that would protect abortion rights should be placed on November's ballot.
Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack called the effort by board members to keep the abortion rights question off the ballot"a game of gotcha gone very bad."Justices held that more than enough signatures were collected and that other matters were not up to the board to decide.
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