Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer Repeals 92YearOld Abortion Ban

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer repealed the state’s 1931 abortion ban Wednesday after a lengthy court battle, according to her announcement. The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision blocked the enforcement of abortion bans until about 24 weeks into a pregnancy, but when the Supreme Court overturned the decision in June 2022, Michigan still hadn’t repealed its pre-Roe ban. The courts battled over the enforceability of the law for months, but the state passed a ballot measure enshrining legal abortion up to 24 weeks, after the point at which a child can survive outside the womb, in November, nullifying the 1931…