An election board in Michigan is hearing from dozens of supporters and protesters ahead of a contentious vote Wednesday on whether a ballot initiative seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution should go before voters in November.
The board's verdict isn’t expected to be the last word on the proposed constitutional amendment, which aims to negate a 91-year-old state law that would ban abortion in all instances except to save the life of the mother. But the meeting drew hundreds of people, who packed the hearing room and overflow rooms for a chance to comment. Abortion opponents also protested outside.
