EMILYs List Statement on Preliminary Injunction Against Michigan’s 1931 Law Criminalizing Abortion

For Immediate Release
May 17, 2022

EMILYs List Statement on Preliminary Injunction Against Michigan’s 1931 Law Criminalizing Abortion

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a Michigan state judge granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit brought against Michigan’s unconstitutional 1931 abortion ban. Laphonza Butler, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“Every Michigander – and every American – should be able to make their own health care decisions without government intervention. While we celebrate today’s news, it is a stark reminder of what’s at stake in this election: Republicans in Michigan are fighting to enact bans and criminalize abortion while Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is fighting tooth and nail to protect reproductive rights and protect the right to abortion access in the state constitution. During this critical time, it is imperative that we elect and fight alongside Democratic pro-choice women to ensure that every person in this country has access to the care they need.”                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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