Judge’s order further freezes Michigan abortion ban

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Associated Press/Report for America

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A judge has blocked enforcement of a 1931 Michigan ban on abortion. It came just hours after the state Court of Appeals said county prosecutors were not covered by a May order and could enforce the prohibition following the fall of Roe v. Wade. Judge Jacob Cunningham stepped in at the request of attorneys representing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She’s a Democrat who favors abortion rights. Cunningham issued a restraining order against prosecutors in counties with abortion providers and scheduled a hearing for Wednesday. In May, another judge said Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban was likely unconstitutional.