Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill repealing the state's nearly century-old abortion ban. The ban made providing abortion a felony punishable by a fine and prison time.
The amendment 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."watch Whitmer sign the bill"It's a surreal moment but, ultimately, it's like icing on the cake for all the hard work that Gov.
"In November, Michiganders sent a clear message: we deserve to make our own decisions about own bodies," Whitmer said in a statement provided to ABC News. "Today, we are coming together to repeal our extreme 1931 law banning abortion without exceptions for rape or incest and criminalizing nurses and doctors for doing their jobs."
The statement continued, "Standing up for people's fundamental freedoms is the right thing to do and it's also just good economics. By getting this done, we will help attract talent and business investment too."
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