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Judge Blocks Prosecutors From Enforcing Michigan's ‘Chilling And Dangerous' Abortion Ban
“A person carrying a child has a right to bodily autonomy and integrity, as well as a safe doctor-patient relationship," the judge said.

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“A person carrying a child has a right to bodily autonomy and integrity, as well as a safe doctor-patient relationship," the judge said.

A small West Michigan library was essentially defunded in last week’s primary election in a dispute over the LGBTQ+ material.
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“Giving Tudor Dixon a good, hard look,” Trump wrote Friday morning on Truth Social, the social media company he founded.
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Women of color are vowing to push back against the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to end constitutional protection for abortion.
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“We can’t let this setback send us off to our corner,” said Whitmer.
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Previous budget proposals struggled to garner Democratic support after Republicans injected anti-abortion language.
Young, a Democratic Michigan state senator during the 1960s and early ‘70s, went on to serve as Detroit mayor from 1974 to 1994.
Whitmer called on Michigan health insurance companies to ensure women have coverage for reproductive health care.
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