BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. -- On Tuesday, a Michigan Court of Claims released its ruling on the Northland v. Nessel case and abortion regulations in the state are set to change.

“Today’s Court of Claims ruling reaffirms that Michigan is a state where you can make your own decisions about your own body with a trusted health care provider, without political interference," Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said.

The court ruled that several state abortion regulations – the mandatory 24-hour waiting period, the mandatory uniform informed consent requirements, and the ban on advanced practice clinicians providing abortion care—are in clear violation of the state’s constitutionally protected right to reproductive freedom, which Michiganders voted for with Proposal 3 in 2022.

“In 2022, Michiganders voted overwhelmingly to enshrine abortion rights in our state constitution, and in 2023, I was proud to repeal our extreme 1931 abortion ban and sign the Reproductive Health Act, which removed politically motivated, medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion," Whitmer said.

“Today’s ruling means that patients and doctors are no longer subject to even more of these outdated restrictions on abortion, including the forced waiting period and a ban on advanced practice clinicians from performing abortions. This ruling gives us a chance to celebrate Women’s Health Week the best way we know how—by protecting and expanding women’s fundamental rights and freedoms.”

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel echoed the governors statement.

“The court has rightly recognized that these provisions did nothing but burden and obstruct access to abortion care," Nessel said.

"This ruling affirms what Michiganders made clear when they voted to enshrine a fundamental right to reproductive freedom in our state constitution: that deeply personal medical decisions belong to individuals and their providers. I will continue fighting to defend reproductive freedoms and protect bodily autonomy for Michigan residents.”