Michigan votes to grant abortion rights by approving ballot measure
The constitutional right to reproductive freedom was on the ballot in Michigan during election day, where voters chose to create a constitutional right to an abortion, the Associated Press projected Wednesday.
The constitutional right to reproductive freedom was on the ballot in Michigan during election day, where voters chose to create a constitutional right to an abortion, the Associated Press projected Wednesday. As of 10:30 a.m. EST, the “yes” vote led with 56% of the vote.
The proposal defines reproductive freedom as “the right to make and effectuate decisions about all matters relating to pregnancy, including but not limited to prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, miscarriage management, and infertility care.” The ballot measure was similar to one included in Kansas’s primary election, where 58% of voters opted to protect abortion rights in a traditionally red state.
Michigan now joins Illinois and Minnesota as the only Midwestern states to still hold reproductive freedom as a constitutional right.
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