Michigan judge strikes down 1931 law banning abortions

Published September 9, 2022 12:00am ET



A Michigan judge ruled Wednesday that the state’s 1931 law that bans most abortions is unconstitutional.

The law infringes upon the equal protection and bodily autonomy guaranteed to pregnant Michiganders in the state’s constitution, Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher found.

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