Michigan Prosecutors Lawyer-Up to Fight Whitmer Abortion Lawsuit

Michigan Prosecutors Lawyer-Up to Fight Whitmer Abortion Lawsuit
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the media in Midland, Mich., on May 20, 2020. Rebecca Cook/Reuters
Steven Kovac
Steven Kovac
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, is asking a county judge to enjoin 13 Michigan prosecutors from prosecuting violators of a state law that criminalizes most abortions.

The 1931 law was made moot when the U.S. Supreme Court, in its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, legalized abortion in all 50 states.