Michigan Governor Whitmer Repeals 90-Year-Old Abortion Ban
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has repealed a 1931 abortion ban that made it a four-year felony to assist in an abortion. The ban had been dormant before the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. The ban could have been enforced in the future had voters collected enough signatures to once again amend the state constitution and repeal abortion rights. Whitmer's signature eliminated that possibility, erasing the law completely.
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