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Michigan Supreme Court Poses Questions To Whitmer In Abortion Lawsuit, Looks Into Taking Up Case

Charlotte Pence Bond
Michigan Supreme Court Poses Questions To Whitmer In Abortion Lawsuit, Looks Into Taking Up Case
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The Michigan state Supreme Court said it would consider specific procedural questions in Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s lawsuit concerning an almost 100-year-old law that bans most abortions in the state. 

The court reportedly “granted a motion for immediate consideration,” of Whitmer’s case, per MLive, but did not show whether it will consider Whitmer’s stance that the Michigan Constitution allows for the right to an abortion. It asked Whitmer to consider several questions and provide answers in the coming two weeks. Whitmer is utilizing executive authority to request that the court immediately take up her lawsuit, but it does not have to oblige.

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