Michigan Judge Blocks Law Requiring 24-Hour Wait Before Abortion
The judge cited a 2022 ballot initiative that she said "dramatically" altered how abortion could be regulated.
A judge in Michigan has placed a statewide injunction on laws regulating abortion access, including one that required residents to wait 24 hours before being able to have the procedure. Court of Claims Judge Sima Patel issued the order on Tuesday, writing in a 50-page opinion that the provisions regulating abortion violated a voter initiative that created a new constitutional standard in 2022.