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BSHS Health — the system formed by the merger of Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health — has told staff they will no longer perform abortions except to save a woman's life.

Organizers encouraged people to keep rallying in the streets, vote in upcoming elections, and call on legislators to make Michigan a sanctuary state for abortion.

Abortion providers are reassuring patients they can still come to their appointments. But they're also bracing themselves for what will happen if the state's 1931 abortion ban goes into effect.

Abortion opponents say they are preparing for more fights to end abortion rights in Michigan after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v. Jackson decision.

The dormant Michigan law dates back to 1931 and it says abortion providers can be prosecuted -- with exceptions only to save the life of a pregnant woman.

We talk about the decision by the Supreme Court to overturn the right to an abortion in Roe v. Wade with a health care provider. We also hear from both an abortion-rights advocate and an abortion rights opponent. In between we feature a discussion with a chef about her bean muffins.

The short answer is: yes. Plan B and other contraceptive measures remain legal in Michigan. But language in the Dobbs ruling that overturned Roe leads some to believe that legal protections for birth control might be in trouble.

A law passed in Michigan in 1931 that bans abortions has been unenforceable since 1973 when the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade. Now that the court has overturned that decision, what does the law mean for Michigan?

Car crash survivors continue to fight for the state's no fault law to be fixed so deep payment cuts aren't applied retroactively.

The way in which the 10 Republican candidates for Governor of Michigan have run their campaigns can be charitably described as not ideal.