LANSING (WWJ) -- Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is taking more steps to constitutionally protect the right to get abortion in the state.
Wednesday evening, Whitmer urged the Michigan Supreme Court to immediately consider her lawsuit from April, which asks the court to decide if Michigan’s state constitution protects the right to abortion.
“Today, I urged the Michigan Supreme Court to take up my lawsuit to constitutionally protect abortion in Michigan. The current lack of legal clarity has already caused confusion for women, doctors and nurses, and health care systems multiple times,” said Whitmer.
This follows a ruling from the Michigan Court of Appeals on Monday that cleared the path for county prosecutors to prosecute doctors and nurses for providing reproductive care.
That same day, Whitmer secured a temporary restraining order against prosecutors with abortion clinics in their counties, ensuring those health care workers could continue providing abortions.
“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. We need certainty that access to abortion is constitutionally protected in Michigan," said Whitmer. "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. I will keep fighting like hell to protect Michigan women.”
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Whitmer said this latest filing with the Michigan Supreme Court highlights the recent legal confusion and shows the pressing need for the state’s highest court to step in.
The notice can be viewed here.
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