Michigan activists have submitted hundreds of thousands of signatures to put a measure on the Nov. ballot that would enshrine the right to abortion in the state’s constitution and prevent the state’s 1931 ban from going back into effect.
If voters back the Reproductive Freedom for All amendment, it would insert permanent protections into Michigan’s constitution not only for abortion but also for other reproductive health services. | Paul Sancya/AP PhotoVoters in Michigan are one step closer to deciding whether abortion remains legal in the swing state.
If voters back the Reproductive Freedom for All amendment, it would insert permanent protections into Michigan’s constitution not only for abortion but also for other reproductive health services including miscarriage management, birth control, prenatal care and in-vitro fertilization. It would also stop the state’s 1931 abortion ban from going back into effect should state courts uphold it in two pending cases. The ban remains blocked by a lower court’s preliminary injunction.
Progressive activists in Michigan had been planning a ballot initiative for years as they anticipated the crumbling of protections at the federal level. They officially kicked off at the beginning of 2022 — after oral arguments at the Supreme Court convinced many the fall ofwas imminent. While the signature gathering started off slow, interest skyrocketed and tens of thousands volunteered after POLITICO published the draft opinion overturningat the beginning of May.
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