US EditionJudge strikes down abortion waiting period in Michigan
- On May 13, 2025, a judge in Lansing invalidated several Michigan abortion laws, ruling that provisions such as the 24-hour waiting period, informed consent mandates, and restrictions on advanced practice clinicians performing abortions violate the state constitution.
- The ruling came after voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2022 that secured abortion rights in the state.
- Judge Patel ruled against Michigan’s 24-hour delay requirement, the standardized informed consent rules, and the restriction preventing advanced practice clinicians from providing abortion services, but she maintained the mandate for healthcare providers to assess patients for coercion.
- Patel stated these laws burden reproductive freedom, increase delays and costs, and often do not align with evidence-based medicine nor patient health needs.
- The decision removes key restrictions on abortion access but could be appealed, marking a major shift toward enforcing constitutional reproductive rights in Michigan.
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Michigan Court Strikes Down Informed Consent Abortion Laws | May 14, 2025
by Jaryn Crouson A Michigan court Tuesday struck down three safety laws that allegedly violated the state’s constitutional right to abortion. The case was brought against the state of Michigan by an abortion clinic challenging three laws that mandated a 24-hour waiting period before performing an abortion, required clinics to provide counseling materials that the abortion providers claimed were “biased” and allowed only qualified medical staff…
Michigan Court Strikes Down Informed Consent Abortion Laws | The Star News Network
by Jaryn Crouson A Michigan court Tuesday struck down three safety laws that allegedly violated the state’s constitutional right to abortion. The case was brought against the state of Michigan by an abortion clinic challenging three laws that mandated a 24-hour waiting period before performing an abortion, required clinics to provide counseling materials that the abortion providers claimed were “biased” and allowed only qualified medical staff…
Michigan Court Says State Constitution Allows No Abortion Limits
The Michigan Court of Claims held on May 13 that state laws requiring informed consent for abortion violate the unlimited right to “reproductive freedom” that voters placed in the Michigan Constitution in 2022. This is the first of many lawsuits using these radical state charter provisions to dismantle any limits on abortion and a host of other things. Several months after the U.S. Supreme Court held that the U.S. Constitution has never protecte…
Michigan Judge Strikes Down State's Abortion Restrictions - Law360 Healthcare Authority
A Michigan judge struck down several of the state's abortion restrictions Tuesday, including a mandatory waiting period, required counseling materials and a rule that only doctors may perform abortions, finding the laws make it harder for people to access abortion and don't protect patients' health.
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