A 91-year-old Michigan law banning abortion will not go into effect yet. On Friday, a judge blocked county prosecutors from enforcing a nearly century-old law that bans abortion, has no exceptions for rape or incest, and would punish anyone who performs the procedure. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been behind a push to prevent local prosecutors from enforcing a 91-year-old state abortion law. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) MICHIGAN COUNTY ATTORNEYS CAN ENFORCE STATE ABORTION BAN, STATE COURT RULES Planned Parenthood of Michigan and a doctor in the state filed a lawsuit in May arguing the law is unconstitutional. The abortion ban went into effect when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier this year. However, the state Court of Appeals issued a preliminary injunction shortly after it took effect, allowing abortions to continue in the state. While the preliminary injunction prevented most state attorneys from enforcing the law, county prosecutors were still allowed to go after abortion providers. On Aug. 1, a state Court of Appeals panel affirmed that county prosecutors were allowed to continue enforcing the ban because it was not under the authority of the state attorney general. Demonstrators chant as they join thousands marching around the Arizona Capitol after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark abortion decision Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ABORTION DROPPING INFLATION AS MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE TO MICHIGAN VOTERS IN GOVERNMENT MARKET: NEW POLL Friday’s ruling overturned an Aug. 1 victory for anti-abortion groups and leaves no prosecutor with the power to enforce the abortion ban. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pushed for an order barring county prosecutors from enforcing the law. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Although county prosecutors plan to appeal Friday’s ruling, abortions are expected to be banned statewide until voters vote on a constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights in the state. The initiative to put the measure on the ballot garnered more than 753,000 signatures in July and could appear on the November ballot pending approval by the state Board of Canvassers. Max Thornberry is an associate editor at Fox News Digital. He can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @Max_Thornberry
