{"id":272458,"date":"2022-07-16T15:21:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T20:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=272458"},"modified":"2022-07-14T21:44:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T02:44:17","slug":"michigan-activists-codify-abortion-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/michigan-activists-codify-abortion-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan pro-abortion groups launch campaign to make abortion a ‘right’ in the state"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn <\/span>Roe v. Wade<\/span><\/i>\u00a0in June, abortion groups in Michigan are pushing to codify abortion protections into the state’s constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n

A 1931 Michigan law makes it a crime to administer medicine or use an instrument to \u201cprocure a miscarriage\u201d and could ban abortion in the state now that Roe<\/em> has fallen. However, a <\/span>temporary injunction<\/span><\/a> has prevented the law from going into effect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Moreover, in January, abortion activists in the state introduced a <\/span>proposal<\/span><\/a> titled, “Reproductive Freedom for All,” calling for an amendment to the state constitution that would safeguard the supposed \u201cright\u201d to abortion. Since then, activists have launched a campaign to gather signatures to put the proposal on the November ballot. The petition had received over 750,500 signatures as of last Monday. If the state\u2019s elections panel certifies the proposal, voters will decide whether or not to protect the lives of preborn children in the November election.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Reproductive Freedom for All campaign is <\/span>not<\/span><\/a> a grassroots effort led by Michigan residents. It is spearheaded by abortion industry giants like the ACLU of Michigan, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan and the nonprofit organization Michigan Voices, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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