The pre-Roe abortion ban would have allowed providers to be charged with a felony.
for the foreseeable future after two days of witness testimony from abortion experts, providers and the state's chief medical officer.that county prosecutors were not covered by a May order and could enforce the prohibition following the fall of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Cunningham listened to arguments Wednesday and Thursday in Pontiac before granting the preliminary injunction, which is expected tothroughout the state until the Michigan Supreme Court or voters could decide in the fall. The state Court of Appeals later said that the preliminary injunction only applied to the attorney general's office, meaning that providers could get charged with a felony by some county prosecutors.
David Kallman, an attorney representing two Republican county prosecutors, said in closing arguments that granting a preliminary injunction isn't how laws should be changed.
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