Gretchen Whitmer is joined by other politicians and VIPs as she signs a bill to repeal the 1931 abortion ban during a ceremony at Hazel’ s in Birmingham, Michigan, on April 5, 2023. - Todd McInturf/The Detroit News/TNS
DETROIT — Although abortion remains legal in Michigan, access to surgical procedures is declining and forcing patients to drive farther to get one — in some cases to neighboring states. When Michigan voters approved Proposal 3 last year in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights activists celebrated. The proposal enshrined in the state constitution the “fundamental right to reproductive freedom,” including decisions on pregnancy, contraception and abortion. Next year, when Michigan’s Reproductive Health Act is set to take effect, repealing several r...
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