Abortion rights will be on the ballot in Michigan
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Despite typographical errors that opponents believed would stop the legislation, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion rights must appear on the November ballot.
USA Today published a centrist article about the court's first ruling on abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the national constitutional right to an abortion afforded under Roe v. Wade. Michigan's Court of Claims has ruled that a 1931 Michigan state law criminalizing most abortions is unconstitutional and therefore unenforceable. A majority of Michiganders support some level of abortion access. Democratic candidates in Michigan are campaigning extensively on the issue. The inclusion of an abortion amendment on the ballot could have a substantial impact on other races this fall.
A left-leaning article from the Washington Post highlights that now that abortion rights will be on the ballot in Michigan, both sides will kick into high gear to sway voters on the referendum. Michigan is viewed as a bellwether for future ballot measures protecting abortion rights. The vote is one of five similar measures being put to voters this year.
A right-leaning article from Fox News highlights how Michigan voters will vote on whether abortion rights should be protected under the state's constitution. Reproductive Freedom for All gathered more than 700,000 signatures to qualify the abortion question for the ballot. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had asked the state Supreme Court to rule on the 1931 law criminalizing abortion.