Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.902 (2026)

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THE PARENTAL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT

Act 211 of 1990

722.902 Definitions.

Section 2.

As used in this act:

(a) "Abortion" means the intentional use of an instrument, drug, or other substance or device to terminate a woman's pregnancy for a purpose other than to increase the probability of a live birth, to preserve the life or health of the child after live birth, or to remove a dead fetus. Abortion does not include the use or prescription of a drug or device intended as a contraceptive.

(b) "Medical emergency" means that condition which, on the basis of a physician's good faith clinical judgment, so complicates the medical condition of a pregnant woman as to necessitate an immediate abortion of that woman's pregnancy to avert her death, or for which a delay in performing an abortion will create serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.

(c) "Minor" means a person under the age of 18 years who is not emancipated pursuant to section 4 of Act No. 293 of the Public Acts of 1968, being section 722.4 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(d) "Next friend" means a person who is not 1 of the following:

(i) A physician who performs abortions.

(ii) A person who is employed by, or receives financial consideration from, a physician who performs abortions or an organization that provides abortions or abortion counseling and referral services.

(iii) A person who serves as a board member or volunteer to an organization that provides abortions or abortion counseling and referral services.

History: 1990, Act 211, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 244, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2006–2019 · leading case: Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of N. New Eng., 546 U.S. 320 (2006).

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Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of N. New Eng., 546 U.S. 320 (2006). “112, § 12S (West 2004); Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 722.902 (b), 722.”

State v. Planned Parenthood of the Great Nw., 436 P.3d 984 (Alaska 2019). “At oral argument the State argued for the first time that because the statutory definition of " 'serious risk to the life or physical health' includes, but is not limited to , a serious risk to the pregnant woman," the statute in fact covers a much broader range of health…”

Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood, 546 U.S. 320 (2006). “112, §12S (West 2004); Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 722.902 (b), 722.”

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