LANSING (WKZO AM/FM) — Attorney General Dana Nessel has just removed the state from eight different cases that Bill Schuette intervened in across the nation.
She disagrees with his view of the law as it relates to reproductive rights, freedom of religion, and sexual orientation, saying her predecessor took positions which are not in keeping with the State of Michigan.
It brings the total she has withdrawn from to an even dozen.
Nessel and Governor Whitmer’s office issued joint statements late Thursday saying the State of Michigan will ask to intervene in a federal lawsuit defending the Affordable Care Act.
Nessel will be joining newly elected Attorney General’s from Nevada, Iowa and Colorado, and the 16-other states that had filed previously in opposition to a Texas judge’s finding that Obamacare is unconstitutional. Schuette opposed the ACA.
Nessel says “The Affordable Care Act provides important protections – including protecting people with pre-existing conditions – and access to health care for hundreds of thousands of residents in Michigan,” adding “We have a strong interest in ensuring that the strongest possible arguments are presented in support of the ACA.”
Governor Whitmer says “Health care for hundreds of thousands of Michiganders is on the line,” going on to say “If this decision is upheld, it will make it harder for families across the state to get the care they need. That’s why Attorney General Nessel and I are stepping up to defend the ACA on behalf of the State of Michigan. As governor, I will never stop fighting to ensure everyone in Michigan has access to quality, affordable health care.”
(copy written by John McNeill)
