Sodomy, adultery bans latest ‘zombie’ laws under scrutiny in Michigan - Bridge Michigan
Michigan House panel advances legislation to repeal unconstitutional sodomy ban from state law Senate committee considering similar legislation to remove criminal penalties for adultery, co-habitation by divorced couples Bills are latest efforts to remove “zombie” laws from the books in Michigan, where Democrats lose state House majority at year’s end LANSING — Old Michigan laws criminalizing sodomy, adultery and other consensual sex acts could be on the chopping block before state lawmakers break for the year.
Though the statute is considered unconstitutional and no longer enforced, Michigan’s criminal code currently defines sodomy as an “abominable and detestable crime against nature” and classifies it as a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. It’s among the latest so-called “zombie” laws Democrats are working to strike from state law while they still have control of both legislative chambers. The sodomy ban was primarily used to prosecute men who had sex with other men, but also applied to any form of oral or anal sex, including between heterosexual couples, state Rep.
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