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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has filed a motion to dismiss her lawsuit that would have stopped county prosecutors from enforcing a 1931 ban on abortion.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has filed a motion to dismiss her lawsuit that would have stopped county prosecutors from enforcing a 1931 ban on abortion.

"Every Michigan woman deserves to be able to make decisions about her body, including when and if to start a family," Whitmer said in a press release.

The Michigan Supreme Court and Michigan Court of Appeals could issue rulings any time that would have a huge impact on abortion rights in the state.

Whitmers filing comes in response to questions from the Michigan Supreme Court on her lawsuit seeking constitutionality of abortion in the state.

The court wants to know why it should rule on the question of a Michigan right to abortion before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the national right.

The court wants to know why it should rule on the question of a Michigan right to abortion before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the national right.

The court wants to know why it should rule on the question of a Michigan right to abortion before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the national right.

The court wants to know why it should rule on the question of a Michigan right to abortion before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the national right.

The court wants to know why it should rule on the question of a Michigan right to abortion before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the national right.