Current:Home > StocksMichigan voters approve amendment adding reproductive rights to state constitution -AssetScope
Michigan voters approve amendment adding reproductive rights to state constitution
View
Date:2025-04-13 16:27:22
Follow live updates and election results here.
DETROIT – Michigan voters have adopted an amendment to the state constitution enshrining abortion rights, according to a call from The Associated Press. The vote effectively scraps a 1931 ban on the procedure that could have taken effect following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The abortion ban was put on hold by a court order as the amendment campaign played out. Abortion rights supporters gathered a record 753,759 signatures to get the amendment on the ballot.
The amendment specifically protects the right of women to make decisions about pregnancy, contraception, childbirth and abortion. The state could still regulate reproductive care after fetal viability, or about 24 weeks.
The campaign backing the amendment says it will restore abortion rights in Michigan after the Supreme Court's June decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
The amendment's opponents, including the state's Catholic Church and the politically influential Right to Life of Michigan, say its sweeping protections are extreme and beyond what the state's residents want.
veryGood! (27483)
Related
- 'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
- ASTRO COIN: Bitcoin Spot ETF Approved, A Boon for Cryptocurrency
- Solar eclipse warnings pile up: Watch out for danger in the sky, on the ground on April 8
- ASTRO COIN: Event blessing, creating the arrival of a bull market for Bitcoin.
- 'No Good Deed': Who's the killer in the Netflix comedy? And will there be a Season 2?
- Women's March Madness Sweet 16 Friday schedule, picks: South Carolina, Texas in action
- 2024 Masters field: Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, Tiger Woods lead loaded group
- Bus driver accused of stalking boy, 8, sentenced to nine years in prison
- Bodycam footage shows high
- AP Week in Pictures: Global
Ranking
- Selena Gomez engaged to Benny Blanco after 1 year together: 'Forever begins now'
- A decade after deaths of 2 Boston firefighters, senators pass bill to toughen oversight
- Women's college basketball coaches in the Sweet 16 who have earned tournament bonuses
- Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in collapse of FTX crypto exchange
- The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
- Maine lawmakers to consider late ‘red flag’ proposal after state’s deadliest shooting
- He didn’t trust police but sought their help anyway. Two days later, he was dead
- A mostly male board will decide whether a Nebraska lawmaker faces censure for sexual harassment
Recommendation
Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
He didn’t trust police but sought their help anyway. Two days later, he was dead
Here's how much you have to make to afford a starter home in the U.S.
Run to Loungefly's Spring Sale for Up to 70% Off on Themed Merch from Disney, Harry Potter & More
Dick Vitale announces he is cancer free: 'Santa Claus came early'
Los Angeles Dodgers 'awesome' Opening Day win was exactly what Shohei Ohtani and Co. needed
Amanda Bynes Addresses Her Weight Gain Due to Depression
Remote workers who return to the office may be getting pay raises, as salaries rise 38%