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Renee Chelian, founder of Northland Family Planning, was one of the plaintiffs in this lawsuit.
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Judge strikes down Michigan abortion restrictions

Kate Wells, Rick Pluta May 14, 2025

A Michigan judge has granted a permanent injunction against three of the state’s remaining abortion restrictions, declaring they violate the Reproductive...

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Marsha Caspar and Glenna DeJong with Frizzy. They were the first same-sex couple married in Michigan on March 22, 2014, after a federal judge struck down the state’s same-sex marriage ban.
  • Community & Quality of Life
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Judge struck down Michigan’s gay marriage ban 10 years ago

Rick Pluta March 25, 2024

It was 10 years ago Friday that the first same-sex weddings took place in Michigan. That was one day following...

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Cross Christianity Churches
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

What the reversal of Roe v. Wade means to a longtime anti-abortion activist

Detroit Today August 24, 2022

With the reversal of Roe v. Wade this summer, abortion has been thrusted back into the political spotlight. Now that...

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Christina Carney
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CultureShift
  • Public Safety

Young women are putting their foot down about safe sex post-Roe

Ryan Patrick Hooper August 24, 2022

Earlier this summer the Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade, which protected federal abortion rights, leaving some states to...

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A view of the Ambassador Bridge
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Overturn of Roe v. Wade will affect both sides of U.S.-Canadian border

Russ McNamara June 30, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to end the precedent of Roe v. Wade and make the availability of abortions fall...

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U.S. Supreme Court
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

How broken is the U.S. system of government?

Detroit Today June 30, 2022

The United States Supreme Court has ended its term with a flurry of opinions. It has removed protections for reproductive...

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Smart Phone iPhone Devices Technology 12/13/2019
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  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • Public Safety

How private is your data?

Sophia Jozwiak, Ryan Patrick Hooper, Tia Graham June 30, 2022

It’s happened to all of us. You’re talking with friends about a product, and then you open a social media...

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An abortion rights supporter holds up a sign that says "My Body My Rights" during a protest
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

How the Dobbs ruling on abortion affects Michigan residents

Detroit Today June 27, 2022

On Friday, in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, the United States Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade, ruling...

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Demonstrators protesting in downtown Detroit in response to a leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
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  • News

Detroit Evening Report, June 24, 2022: Abortion care remains legal in Michigan

Nargis Rahman June 24, 2022

Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know.Abortion care will remain...

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U.S. Supreme Court
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Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allows states to ban abortions

Dave Kim June 24, 2022

Story updated to include Governor Gretchen Whitmer's statement. After months of speculating the fate of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme...

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Gov Gretchen Whitmer 082421
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Michigan Supreme Court has questions for Whitmer on abortion lawsuit

Rick Pluta May 20, 2022

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has 14 days to file a brief with the Michigan Supreme Court to expand her argument that...

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Stop the Bans Abortion Rights Rally
  • MichMash

Michigan’s abortion ban was suspended. Now what?

David Leins May 20, 2022

 Subscribe to MichMash on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, NPR One or wherever you get your podcasts. A draft opinion in the upcoming abortion rights case Dobbs...

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