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Abortion in Michigan is legal throughout pregnancy. [1] [2] A state constitutional amendment to explicitly guarantee abortion rights was placed on the ballot in 2022 as Michigan Proposal 22–3; [3] it passed with 57 percent of the vote, adding the right to abortion and contraceptive use to the Michigan Constitution. [4]
Under Michigan law, proponents of a ballot measure were required to obtain 425,059 signatures from registered Michigan voters. In July 2022, Reproductive Freedom for All submitted 753,759 signatures to the Secretary of State and requested that the ballot measure be added to the Fall 2022 ballot. [ 2 ]
2022 Michigan Proposal 3, the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative, also known as Reproductive Freedom for All, was a citizen-initiated proposed constitutional amendment in the state of Michigan, which was voted on as part of the 2022 Michigan elections.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer repealed a handful of abortion restrictions in Michigan, making changes long-awaited by abortion rights proponents. Whitmer signs Michigan 'Reproductive Health Act,' repeals ...
The board's deadlock on the abortion rights amendment leaves it off the ballot. At issue was a formatting question with the petition as circulated. Michigan elections panel deadlocks, leaving ...
Legislation and legal challengers await implementation of Proposal 3 in Michigan despite voters approving it in the 2022 midterm election. Michigan voters approved abortion rights amendment. Here ...
While the legal landscape around abortion in Michigan was unclear in the wake of the Dobbs decision due to various conflicting pre-Roe laws that were still on the books, in November 2022, Michigan voters passed a state constitutional amendment that explicitly added the right to abortion and contraception to the Michigan state constitution. [113]
A proposed add to the Michigan Constitution would guarantee the right to an abortion. Opponents say it goes further, but supporters say that's wrong. Michigan's abortion amendment: Here's what ...