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Zoe Clark

After an abortion shakeup Monday in Michigan, voters head to the polls Tuesday

In a photo from Jan. 17, 2020, the Michigan Hall of Justice is seen in Lansing, Mich. (Carlos Osorio/AP)

Up until Monday in Michigan, the line on abortion rights was clear. The state has a 1931 law that criminalizes abortion that was dormant during Roe v. Wade. In May, a month before the Dobbs decision, a lower court in the state put an injunction on the 1931 law, so it wasn't in effect when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Monday, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued a ruling saying that injunction does not apply to county prosecutors – so they could enforce the 1931 abortion ban. But because the decision appears to not take effect for 21 days, it allows time for appeals to be filed.

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