Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds “Pro-choice” rights by striking down outdated abortion ban from 1849
The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on July 2, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by newer state laws regulating the procedure, including statutes that criminalize abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb. The ruling came as no surprise given that liberal justices control the court. One of them went so far as promising to uphold abortion rights during her campaign two years ago, and they blasted the ban during oral arguments in November. The statute Wisconsin legislators adopted in 1849, widely interpreted as a near-total ban on abortions,...
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