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Dear Michigander,?

On Wednesday, I filed a motion again urging the Michigan Supreme Court [ [link removed] ] to immediately consider my lawsuit from April, which asks the court to decide if Michigan?s state constitution protects the right to abortion. ?

On Monday morning, a ruling from the Michigan Court of Appeals caused confusion and fear by clearing a path for county prosecutors to prosecute doctors and nurses for providing reproductive care. ?Several of those prosecutors had announced that they would bring prosecutions against health care providers. On that same day, I secured a temporary restraining order against prosecutors with abortion clinics in their counties, ensuring those health care providers could keep doing their jobs without fear of being prosecuted. ?

Monday?s fire drill is yet another example of why the Michigan Supreme Court must act. A legal patchwork that changes day to day, county to county is untenable. ?It makes doctors, nurses, and pharmacists fear that they will face criminal liability for simply doing their jobs. We need certainty that access to abortion is constitutionally protected in Michigan. Every day we delay, health care providers will question if they are able to provide care safely, or if their work will lead to prosecution and possible jail time.?

*Let me be clear: access to safe, legal abortion is still available in Michigan. *?

But we are constantly battling those seeking to?punish women and prosecute nurses and doctors. We cannot risk further confusion for women, health care providers, and all Michiganders. The status of abortion in Michigan remains precarious, and I am fighting like hell to make sure medical decisions are left between a woman and her doctor. Our doctors and nurses cannot wait any longer. Our women cannot wait any longer.??

We?re pulling out all the stops to protect reproductive rights in Michigan, and I?m not giving up.??

Sincerely,?

Governor Whitmer

Gretchen Whitmer
Governor of Michigan








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