Judge strikes down 1931 Michigan law criminalizing abortion

Michigan's 90-year-old abortion ban is unconstitutional, judge rules

A 1931 Michigan law banning abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest violates the state's constitution, a state court judge has ruled, barring any prosecutors from enforcing it.

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS BATTLE: Michigan’s 1931 anti-abortion law is unconstitutional, judge rules

A 1931 Michigan law banning abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest violates the state's constitution, a state court judge ruled on Wednesday, barring any prosecutors from enforcing it.

Michigan Law Criminalizing Abortion Ruled Unconstitutional

Judge Elizabeth Gleicher's decision, described as “historic,” said it is a victory for abortion rights after the Supreme Court annulled Roe v. Wade

A 1931 law criminalizing abortion in Michigan is unconstitutional, a judge rules

Updated September 7, 2022 at 7:31 PM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich.

Judge Rules Michigan’s Abortion Law from 1931 Violates State’s Constitution

Judge Elizabeth Gleicher said the law violated the right to ‘bodily integrity’ and ‘equal protection,’ which are inscribed in the state’s constitution.

Judge strikes down 1931 Michigan law criminalizing abortion

The statute was suspended in May with an injunction, after a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood.