Court of Claims strikes down Michigan’s ‘pregnancy exclusion’ in end-of-life care

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 403

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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The Michigan Court of Claims struck down multiple provisions of the state’s Estates and Protected Individuals Code that were collectively considered the “pregnancy exclusion” — portions of the law that limited the decisions for end-of-life care that could be made on behalf of a pregnant individual.

Michigan Court of Claims Judge Sima Patel, who struck down Michigan’s mandatory 24-hour waiting period for receiving abortions in 2025, wrote in a judgment released on Thursday …

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