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Nessel supports nixing Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period on abortion
Feb 27, 2024 | By Anna Liz Nichols in The Michigan Advance
Originally published in The Michigan Advance on February 27, 2024. You can access the original publication here: michiganadvance.com/2024/02/27/nessel-supports-nixing-michigans-24-hour-waiting-period-on-abortion
Earlier this month, reproductive rights groups joined together for a lawsuit looking to throw out Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period for receiving an abortion, as well as other rules, calling the practices unconstitutional and naming Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel as a defendant.
But Nessel, a Democrat, says she agrees with the groups’ assertion that some of the current laws are unconstitutional and supports their request to prevent her office from enforcing those laws…
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