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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Abortion remains legal in Michigan after judge rules prosecutors can’t enforce ‘dangerous’ century-old ban

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Michigan’s 1931 anti-abortion law will remain blocked after a judge ruled that local prosecutors cannot enforce the state’s “dangerous and chilling” ban on abortion care.

Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Jacob James Cunningham granted a preliminary injunction that indefinitely blocks the law until a final ruling is determined, arguing that the nearly century-old ban “simply does not pass constitutional muster.”

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