Gov. Whitmer of Michigan signed a bill eliminating key parts of a century-old abortion ban. The section of the 1931 law criminalizing the use of drugs to induce a miscarriage is now revoked in almost all cases.
on Wednesday afternoon that the state legislature passed last month, repealing crucial parts of a nearly century-old abortion ban in the state.
The bill revokes the section of a 1931 abortion law that makes it a felony in nearly all cases to administer drugs that would induce a miscarriage. This wasof the ban left that could have been used to restrict abortions after Michigan voters passed a ballot measure last year to protect abortion rights by a wide margin.
In remarks preceding the bill signing, Whitmer struck a triumphant tone. “We know that this fight continues. But I also know this. After the last year that I have lived through, I can tell you: We are going to win this fight,”Because it was unclear whether or not the portion of the law that is now repealed was still enforceable, Democrats — who control both chambers of the state legislature and the governor’s office — opted to get rid of that possibility.
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