ABORTION LAWS

In a list obtained by Local4, anti-abortion groups claim they’ve identified up to 47 laws they think would be repealed or rendered invalid if the amendment is passed, because of a section that says all laws surrounding pregnancy would be addressed under the new amendment.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge on Wednesday declared the state’s 1931 law banning most abortions is unconstitutional, months after issuing a preliminary injunction that blocked enforcement of the law.

The Michigan Board of State Canvassers is convening Wednesday morning to consider several matters -- among them, the decision whether to allow an abortion rights ballot proposal seeking to amend the state constitution to appear on the November ballot.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has denied a request by intervening defendants to review a court of claims ruling that bars the acting state attorney general from enforcing a 1931 abortion ban.

Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature is asking the state Court of Appeals to lift a temporary injunction that is blocking the enforcement of the state’s 1931 abortion ban, keeping abortion legal in Michigan following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Clinics in Michigan are seeing a spike in calls for appointment requests days after the overturning of Roe V Wade.

With confusion and uncertainty over abortion laws and abortion care circulating throughout the state, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reminding residents and health care providers that abortion is currently legal in the state.

Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney for the eastern district of Michigan, details the trickle effect Roe V. Wade’s possible removal could have on other laws that were once set in place before 1973.

After a draft of a Supreme Court ruling was leaked, suggesting that the high court intends to overturn Roe v. Wade, businesses across the U.S. are facing pressure to take a side or make their position on the issue known.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is making it quite clear she’s not giving up the fight for the right for abortion, even it means taking that battle to State Supreme Court.

A lawsuit filed by the Michigan governor looking to secure the right to an abortion in Michigan has a “decent shot” in the state Supreme Court, according to a former U.S. attorney.

Despite a few centuries of experience as the epicenter of American politics, Washington seldom chooses the “been there, done that” path when a fresh frenzy is there for the taking.

The right to abortions has been widely debated among Americans and lawmakers alike in recent years -- a debate that has nearly reached a boiling point today, given that the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide this summer whether to overturn a landmark 1973 abortion ruling.

More than two-thirds of Michigan voters want the Supreme Court to keep Roe v. Wade in place, according to a new WDIV/Detroit News poll.