Wisconsin Supreme Court petitioned to rule on outdated 1849 abortion law as unconstitutional
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin asked the state Supreme Court on February 22 to overturn a 174-year-old state law that conservatives have interpreted as an abortion ban. It was the second legal challenge to the statute since the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated Roe v. Wade. The organization filed a petition asking the high court to rule the law unconstitutional without letting any lower courts rule first. And if the justices do so, Planned Parenthood will consider challenging other restrictions on abortion found throughout state law, including bans based on fetal viability and parental consent mandates, according to the organization’s chief...
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