The abortion law was unenforceable after the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, but it should have gone into effect once again after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe. Whitmer and other pro-abortion activists filed lawsuits to block the law from being enforced.
“Today, we are coming together to repeal the extreme 1931 law banning abortion without exceptions for rape or incest and criminalizing nurses and doctors for doing their jobs,” Whitmer said in a press release.
“Standing up for people’s fundamental freedoms is the right thing to do and it’s also just good economics. By getting this done, we will help attract talent and business investment too. I will continue to use every tool in my toolbox to support, protect, and affirm reproductive freedom for every Michigander, and I’ll work with anyone to make Michigan a welcoming beacon of opportunity where anyone can envision a future.”
The idea that society should sacrifice innocent human life for the sake of "economics" or "business investment" is appalling. Human lives are inherently valuable in a way that can't be defined by money.
“Today is a dark day for women in our state and for unborn children nearing birth,” said Right to Life Michigan President Barbara Listing. “Cloaking the elimination of long-standing, common-sense health and safety protections in the mantra of ‘women’s rights’ demonstrates the extreme nature of the Governor’s abortion activism.”
