Michigan Abortion Restrictions Struck Down by Judge

The requirement that women in Michigan wait a day before obtaining an abortion was struck down Tuesday by a judge, alongside related laws, due to a state constitutional amendment enshrining reproductive rights.

The laws run afoul of the 2022 amendment protecting abortion in the state, Michigan Court of Claims Judge Sima G. Patel wrote in an 83-page opinion. They also don’t serve the state’s interest of ensuring patient health, are “not consistent with the accepted standard of care and evidence-based medicine, and infringe on autonomous decision-making,” the judge said.

Her decision to permanently block the laws follows a preliminary ...