Michigan is one of more than a dozen states with an abortion ban on the books that was unenforceable following the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. But that old law is not automatically back in force as a result of Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson case which overturned Roe.
A group of 84 prosecutors including some from states where a trigger ban will take effect have said they will not file charges against women seeking abortions.
In the wake of Friday's Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, 83 elected prosecutors from around the nation – including King County Prosecutor Dan
Seven county prosecutors in Michigan have filed a supplemental brief in support of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's lawsuit aimed at protecting abortion rights should Roe v. Wade be overturned.
It has been eight weeks since Patrick Lyoya was shot in the back of the head and killed by Grand Rapids police Officer Christopher Schurr, and the Kent County Prosecutor’s Office has yet to make a decision on any charges against the policeman.