Michigan’s Whitmer Sues to Protect Abortion Rights in Her State
- Governor to ‘fight like hell’ to ensure reproductive freedom
- Suit comes as the Supreme Court revisits Roe v. Wade
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has filed a lawsuit with the state’s Supreme Court asking to protect abortion rights if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in the coming months.
Whitmer, a Democrat, is asking the Michigan court to rule that abortions are legal, according to a statement on Thursday. The governor is seeking to secure abortion rights because of a 1931 law on the state’s books that states that abortions are illegal.