Whitmer, Planned Parenthood lawsuits loom large in Michigan after high court overturns Roe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Whitmer, her team and other pro-abortion rights advocates say the decision makes the need for immediate state judicial intervention more important than ever.
54% : In this case, originally filed in the Michigan Court of Claims, Judge Elizabeth Gleicher determined Planned Parenthood had a great chance of winning its case and issued an order that she says blocks law enforcement from arresting or charging anyone under the state abortion ban.
48% : The Court of Appeals asked Planned Parenthood to respond to the prosecutors and gave the prosecutors a chance to reply.
45% : "We need to clarify that under Michigan law, access to abortion is not only legal, but constitutionally protected.
42% : That's because in May, a Michigan Court of Claims judge issued an injunction blocking the ban in response to a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood of Michigan.
41% : Several conservative county prosecutors and others are opposing Whitmer and Planned Parenthood in the lawsuits.
35% : "It's a preliminary injunction...the judge has issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement." Leaders from Planned Parenthood stressed Friday that abortion is still legal in the state and the doors of their clinics would remain open.
30% : A second lawsuit, filed by Planned Parenthood of Michigan against Attorney General Dana Nessel, also seeks to invalidate the state ban while determining there is a state constitutional right to abortion.
25% : "By holding that the federal Constitution does not protect the right to abortion, (the U.S. Supreme Court) has deepened the uncertainty about the enforceable scope of Michigan's criminal abortion ban," reads the filing from Whitmer's team, sent to the Michigan Supreme Court Friday afternoon.

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