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Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network

Michigan voters approve amendment adding reproductive rights to state constitution

Abortion rights activists gather during a "Restore Roe" rally at the Michigan state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. on Sept. 7, 2022. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)

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DETROIT – Michigan voters have adopted an amendment to the state constitution enshrining abortion rights, according to a call from The Associated Press. The vote effectively scraps a 1931 ban on the procedure that could have taken effect following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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