PONTIAC, Mich. — An Oakland County Circuit judge said he will rule Friday morning on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s request for a preliminary injunction against letting county prosecutors bring charges in abortion cases under Michigan's 1931 law.
Judge Jacob Cunningham has heard from five medical professionals and lawyers from both sides of the argument over two days on whether a preliminary injunction is needed to stop county prosecutors from enforcing a 1931 law banning abortion in all but cases in which the pregnant woman’s life is in jeopardy.
Whitmer obtained a temporary restraining order after a Michigan Court of Appeals panel ruled a state judge's preliminary injunction against Michigan's 1931 law applied to Michigan Attorney General General Dana Nessel but not to county prosecutors. Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher's injunction was issued in a Planned Parent lawsuit following the U.S. Supreme Court overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision.
