Great Lakes Wire

The Michigan Court of Claims has ruled in the case of Northland v. Nessel that several state regulations on abortion are unconstitutional. The regulations affected include a mandatory 24-hour waiting period, uniform informed consent requirements, and a ban on advanced practice clinicians providing abortion care.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel responded to the ruling with a statement: “The Court has rightly recognized that these provisions did nothing but burden and obstruct access to abortion care. This ruling affirms what Michiganders made clear when they voted to enshrine a fundamental right to reproductive freedom in our state constitution: that deeply personal medical decisions belong to individuals and their providers. I will continue fighting to defend reproductive freedoms and protect bodily autonomy for Michigan residents.”