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No mandatory 24-hour waiting period for abortion, rules Michigan Court of Claims

Jun 25, 2024 | By Samuel Dodge in MLive.com
This article was originally published in MLive.com on June 25, 2024. You can access the original article here: www.mlive.com/public-interest/2024/06/no-mandatory-24-hour-waiting-period-for-abortion-rules-michigan-court-of-claims.html

Michigan’s mandatory 24-hour waiting period for abortions is no more for now after a Tuesday decision by the Michigan Court of Claims.

The state court approved on June 25 a request for a preliminary injunction making portions of the state’s abortion laws unconstitutional, according to court records. Those provisions include the mandatory waiting period, need to provide an informed consent form to an abortion provider and a ban on clinicians other than physicians providing abortions…

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