Michigan Governor Repeals 90-Year-Old Abortion Ban.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed a repeal of the state's 1931 abortion ban, which prohibited the procedure even in cases of rape and incest, except to preserve the woman's life. The ban's repeal came after Democrats won control of both chambers in the Michigan legislature and the governor's mansion for the first time in four decades. Protecting abortion rights has proven to be a galvanizing force for Democrats and independents, which helped power the Democratic majorities that made the Michigan repeal possible. Abortion rights advocacy group NARAL Pro-Choice America thanked Whitmer for signing the repeal, calling the ban a "malignant threat to the health and well-being of Michiganders."
