Michigan Gov. Whitmer Signs Package Repealing Abortion Ban

Michigan Gov. Whitmer Signs Package Repealing Abortion Ban
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the media after signing the final piece of a $76 billion state budget into law in Detroit on July 20, 2022. Carlos Osorio/AP Photo
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of measures on Wednesday to repeal a 1931 law that pro-life critics say protected viable unborn babies from late-term abortions.

The Michigan House and Senate, both controlled by a narrow two-seat Democratic majority, voted last month to repeal the state’s long-standing abortion ban before sending it to the governor’s desk.

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