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Deaths at Michigan women’s prison spur calls for Whitmer to act, director to resign

Lawmakers are urging Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to address conditions at the state’s only women’s prison after a third inmate died Saturday

The Independent UK

Democratic lawmaker says she became ‘voluntarily sterile’ over Trump policies

‘I refuse to let my body be treated as currency by an administration that only sees value in my ability to procreate,’ she told the crowd in Lansing

The Independent UK

History in the making: is the US finally about to elect its first female president?

Nail-biter of an election could result in Harris being the first female and first Asian American president

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Democratic division blocks effort to end Michigan's 24-hour wait for an abortion

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a package of bills known as the Reproductive Health Act

The Independent UK

In Michigan, #RestoreRoe abortion rights movement hits its limit in the legislature

Last year, Michigan voters put the right to abortion in the state constitution. This year, the state legislature kept a 24-hour waiting period and said Medicaid can't pay for the procedure.

WEKU

'Slay a zombie': Whitmer signs repeal of 1931 abortion ban

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, surrounded by a packed room of pink-wearing lawmakers, advocates, doctors and stakeholders, on Wednesday signed legislation to repeal Michigan's 1931 abortion ban.

Tribune News Service

Whitmer strikes 1931 abortion ban from Michigan law

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Wednesday repealing Michigan's abortion ban from 1931 that made it a crime to assist in an abortion

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Michigan Democrats are getting their way for the first time in nearly 40 years

For the first time in decades, Democrats run the show in Michigan, passing legislative priorities they've been after for years: repealing a 1931 abortion law, repealing right-to-work and more.

WEKU

Michigan House adds protections for LGBTQ residents to civil rights law

LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic-led Michigan House voted Wednesday to include gay and transgender residents among the protected groups of people under the state's anti-discrimination law, the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act.

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Michigan House OKs bills repealing 1931 abortion ban

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House voted Thursday to repeal the state's 1931 abortion ban in a move that proponents contended reflects the will of a majority of voters who supported enshrining abortion rights in Michigan's constitution last fall.

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Lawmakers moving to repeal Michigan's 1931 abortion ban

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan House and Senate panels advanced bills Wednesday that would repeal a 1931 statute that bans abortion in Michigan, roughly four months after residents voted to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution.

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As prices rise, the push to end diaper taxes grows

To help inflation-plagued and struggling families ease the burden of buying necessities, several states are scrapping the sales tax on infant and adult diapers.

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GOP-led Legislature to step in as defendant in high-profile Michigan abortion lawsuit

LANSING, Mich. — The Republican-led state Legislature plans to step in as the defendant in a case challenging the constitutionality of Michigan's abortion ban after Attorney General Dana Nessel said neither she nor anyone in her office would defend the state law.

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Whitmer says she'll 'fight like hell' for abortion access in Michigan after court leak

WASHINGTON — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said her work challenging Michigan's 1931 ban on abortion in state court is "more important than ever" after a leaked draft opinion showed the U.S. Supreme Court initially has voted to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

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