Judge strikes down Michigan’s strict 1931 anti-abortion law
by Associated Press in Detroit from US news | The Guardian on (#63C8D)
Judge Elizabeth Gleicher had previously suspended the same law as state supreme court considers abortion ballot amendment
A judge on Wednesday struck down Michigan's 1931 anti-abortion law, months after suspending it, the latest development over abortion rights in a state where the issue is being argued in courtrooms and, possibly, at the ballot box.
The law, which was long dormant before the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in June, violates the Michigan constitution, said Judge Elizabeth Gleicher.
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