The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Michigan’s constitutional amendment that protects reproductive freedom. The case was filed by Right to Life of Michigan and sought to overturn Proposal 3, which voters approved in 2022, according to the Michigan Attorney General's office.
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Michigan faced the possibility of reinstating a decades-old law that banned nearly all abortions. Instead, voters passed Proposal 3, which established reproductive rights in the state constitution. Opponents, including Right to Life of Michigan and Republican legislators, filed litigation to invalidate the amendment.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, defended the amendment and requested dismissal of the case in January 2024.
The District Court dismissed the lawsuit this week, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked standing to proceed. The decision leaves Article 1, Section 28 of the Michigan Constitution in place, as reported by the Attorney General's office.
