DETROIT — A state Court of Claims judge ruled Wednesday that Michigan's 1931 law banning abortion is unconstitutional and granted a permanent injunction that stops enforcement of the law for the foreseeable future.
Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher's injunction, a final ruling in Planned Parenthood of Michigan's case against Attorney General Dana Nessel, includes instructions for Nessel to advise Michigan county prosecutors that the law has been declared unconstitutional.
Since the U.S. Supreme Court's June 24 ruling that overturned a half-century of abortion rights on the national level, Michigan's long-dormant ban on abortion in all cases except to save the life of the mother has been the focus of intense court battles.
