1993
President Clinton repeals the Title X Gag Rule days after his inauguration.

PA 211 of 1990; PA 244 of 1992: On March 29, Kalamazoo County Circuit Judge Philip Schaefer lifts the restraining order for the forced parental consent law. It goes into effect immediately.

On July 29, SB 384, the 24-hour waiting period/so called “informed consent” law, PA 133 of 1993, is enacted and will take effect April 1, 1994. Highlights of the law are:

• a physician or a qualified person must provide to a woman at least 24 hours prior to an abortion state-prepared materials regarding her pregnancy and abortion procedures. This information must include depictions of a fetus at a stage closest to the woman's pregnancy.
• a state-prepared informed consent form must be signed immediately prior to an abortion.

In September, the U.S. Congress approves a change in the Hyde amendment. The new Hyde amendment provides Medicaid funds for abortions not only to save the life of the woman but also in cases of rape and incest. States are given until March 31, 1994 to comply.

The October issue of the professional journal Obstetrics & Gynecology in the article “The Fiscal Impact of the Medicaid Abortion Funding Ban in Michigan” says the cost to the state in public assistance because of the increased number of births in just one year (1991) will be $23 to $63 million. A September 30 Detroit Free Press article covers the study.

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* Italics indicate federal actions which affect Michigan law

NOTE: Green text indicate the effective date of Michigan Public Acts

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