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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed an executive directive to use the example and economic power of the state to encourage the transition to zero-emission vehicles.
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Whitmer says reproductive rights a major issue in presidential campaign, refuses to call war in Gaza ‘genocide’

Rick Pluta April 15, 2024

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pointedly declined to use the word “genocide” on a Sunday morning news show to describe the war...

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The Metro: ACLU report calls for end to Michigan’s parental consent law for abortions

The Metro April 11, 2024

Abortion rights are the subject of a nationwide debate this week following a court decision in Arizona making the procedure...

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FILE - Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022.
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Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication

Associated Press March 25, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears...

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she looks forward to signing more laws that further roll back abortion restrictions.
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Whitmer signs more bills to repeal abortion restrictions

Rick Pluta November 22, 2023

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Tuesday to roll back more abortion restrictions remaining on the books in Michigan even though...

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MichMash: Democrat Karen Whitsett facing backlash over abortion stance

Hernz Laguerre October 5, 2023

Democratic State Rep. Karen Whitsett is opposed to her party's attempt to strip abortion restrictions from state law. Bridge Michigan's...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses supporters before signing legislation to repeal the 1931 abortion ban statute, which criminalized abortion in nearly all cases, during a bill signing ceremony on April 5, 2023, in Birmingham, Mich.
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Michigan protects workers from retaliation for having an abortion

Associated Press May 18, 2023

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan companies will be prohibited from firing or otherwise retaliating against workers for receiving an abortion...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs legislation to repeal the 1931 abortion ban statute, which criminalized abortion in nearly all cases during a bill signing ceremony, Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in Birmingham, Mich.
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Whitmer strikes 1931 abortion ban from Michigan law

Associated Press April 5, 2023

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (AP) — A near-century old abortion ban that fueled one of the largest ballot drives in Michigan history...

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MichMash: Michigan Legislature had a busy week, addressing everything from tax laws to abortion

Patrick Bernas January 24, 2023

In this week’s MichMash, host Cheyna Roth talks with Bridge Michigan’s Lauren Gibbons about the key issues in the Michigan...

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Decorations stand on display at a watch party for Michigan Proposal 3 at the David Whitney Building in Detroit on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.
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Michigan voters approve protecting abortion rights

Associated Press November 9, 2022

Voters in Michigan enshrined abortion rights in the state’s constitution — joining Democratic California and Vermont in taking that step....

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Michigan midterm election results 2022
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Michigan Midterm Election 2022 Results: Proposal 3 seeks abortion rights, reproductive freedom

Dave Kim November 6, 2022

Michigan voters will decide if abortion rights and reproductive freedom will be codified in the state on Tuesday, November 8....

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Proposal 3 seeks to put abortion rights in Michigan’s constitution

Rick Pluta October 31, 2022

Michigan has been an abortion rights battleground since June, when the U.S. Supreme Court issued the Dobbs decision that overturned...

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Detroit Evening Report, September 9, 2022: Michigan Supreme Court allows abortion, voting rights proposals on November ballot

Sascha Raiyn September 9, 2022

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered that an abortion rights initiative will appear on the midterm ballot this November.Thursday’s decision...

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