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State lawmakers adopted the ban in 1849, making it a felony when anyone other than the mother “intentionally destroys the ...
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin ruled Wednesday that a 1849 statute that banned nearly all abortions is unenforceable. The majority held that the state legislature 'impliedly repealed' the statute ...
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has struck down an 1849 law banning abortions, making the procedure legal and accessible in ...
Wisconsin Catholic Conference Executive Director Barbara Sella condemned the decision, saying that “the court’s majority has ...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority struck down the state's 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by newer state laws regulating ...
The Court’s majority opinion, authored by Justice Rebecca Dallet and joined by Justices Ann Walsh Bradley, Jill Karofsky and ...
In a 4-3 decision, justices ruled that newer legislation supersedes the Civil War-era ban that made abortion a felony, while Republican leaders criticize the court for overstepping.
In a 4–3 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state’s 19th-century abortion ban, dating back to the ...
Local legislators enthusiastically applauded the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s repeal of a pre-Civil War era ban on abortion this ...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court, officially nonpartisan, has had a liberal majority since August of 2023. That's after Justice Janet Protasiewicz won by a wide margin after making abortion rights a ...
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The Western Journal on MSNWisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down 1849 Abortion LawThis is why non-regular, non-presidential, non-midterm elections count. On Wednesday, the state of Wisconsin's Supreme Court ruled that a 176-year-old law banning abortion was no longer valid. The ...
Strib Voices publishes a mix of material from 11 contributing columnists, along with other commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• In a landmark decision that ...
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