Michigan Edges Toward Ban on Common Abortion Procedure

Michigan may be the next state to ban the most common second-trimester abortion procedure, with the state edging toward a possible veto-proof vote by the Legislature in early 2020.

Anti-abortion group Right to Life Michigan said it handed in more than enough valid signatures Dec. 23 to put its proposed ban of dilation-and-evacuation abortion procedures before the Legislature in 2020. The procedure, which dismembers the fetus, is the most common second-trimester abortion operation.

The vote would be held under a divisive process that allows the Michigan House and Senate to adopt citizen referendums headed to the ballot on a majority ...