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State officials react to Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade

June 24th, 20220 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court has officially overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women's constitutional right to abortion. The court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative majority, upheld a Republican-backed Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The vote was 5-4 to...

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Abortion access: A matter of life and death

June 8th, 20220 By Dr. Yahya Mossa Basha Although 60 years have passed since I last saw my mother alive, the memory of her bleeding profusely as she was rushed to the hospital while in labor remains hauntingly vivid. Making the pain of her loss even harder to bear is the fact her death could have easily been prevented. She died because she could...

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Governor’s order bars agencies from cooperating in other states’ abortion prosecutions, asks them to look into increasing reproductive protections

May 27th, 20220 LANSING — As the U.S. Supreme Court gets set to reveal a decision that could overturn the federally established right to abortion access nationwide, states are taking actions to continue those protections on their own. In Michigan, the Democratic officials have taken steps over recent months as the high court presides over a case...

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Whitmer files lawsuit to stop state’s abortion law, in case U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe V. Wade

April 8th, 20220 LANSING — Governor Whitmer became the first governor to file a lawsuit to protect abortion rights, in anticipation of a possible overturning of an overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court. Whitmer filed the suit using her executive authority to ask the Michigan Supreme Court to immediately resolve whether Michigan’s...