'I am proud of my team today, but our work continues,' said GovWhitmer after a judge blocked enforcement of Michigan's 'chilling and dangerous' 1931 abortion ban.
"The ultimate expression of political power in this country comes not from the branches of our government and those that serve as public officials in them, but from the people—the citizens, who vote and participate in our fair and free electoral process," he said."This court finds it is overwhelmingly in the public's interest to let the people of the great state of Michigan decide this matter at the ballot box.
"Absent this preliminary injunction, physicians face a very real threat of prosecution depending on where they practice," she added."There is no doubt that the statute criminalizing abortion is in direct conflict with the ability of the medical community to provide the standard of care consistent with their education, training, expertise, and oath."
Noting that recently in the state,"over the course of a single day, abortion was legal in the morning, illegal around lunchtime, and legal in the evening," the governor argued that"we cannot have this kind of whiplash about something as fundamental as a woman's right to control her own body. Michigan women are understandably scared and angry, and they deserve better than being treated as second-class citizens.
"Today's ruling underscores just how important it is to have leaders who will fight for their constituents when it matters most."
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