MADISON – Today, Dane County Judge Diane Schlipper determined that the court case challenging Wisconsin’s pre-Roe law will continue rather than be dismissed. Last December, Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski filed a brief asking the court to dismiss this case that Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed last year just days after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in its Dobbs decision. Wisconsin Family Action president Julaine Appling responded to today’s court decision. “While we are certainly disappointed that the judge did not dismiss this case, we are hardly surprised. We have all along believed those advocating for abortion at basically any time

MADISON — Today, Wisconsinites moved closer to restoration of reproductive freedom. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Diane Schlipper released a ruling that rejected Sheboygan County DA Joel Urmanski’s motion to dismiss a case expected to determine the future of abortion access in Wisconsin.  In response to the motion to dismiss, Sen. Kelda Roys issued the following statement: “Wisconsinites should have the freedom to access necessary health care safely without leaving the state. The motion to dismiss moves us closer to restoring rights to receive abortion care as needed.  “As Americans, we believe in freedom and no one’s freedom should be

MADISON – Today, Dane County Judge Diane Schlipper rejected a motion to dismiss a case from Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul challenging Wisconsin’s criminal abortion ban. Representative Lisa Subeck released the following statement in response: “While we have known from the beginning that this law is unenforceable, this ruling is a key victory in the fight to restore the freedoms we lost in Wisconsin when Roe vs. Wade was overturned a year ago. Attorney General Josh Kaul is a champion for reproductive freedom and I am hopeful that we will see more victories in the months ahead.”

MADISON, Wis. – In a positive step toward restoring abortion rights in Wisconsin, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Diane Schlipper ruled today that a lawsuit brought by Attorney General Josh Kaul to challenge the enforceability of Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban can continue. “Since Roe v. Wade was struck down last year, and our constitutional right to abortion was taken from us by right-wing justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wisconsinites have made it clear that our state’s barbaric, 174-year-old criminal abortion ban must be eliminated. Judge Schlipper’s ruling today means that path remains open,” said Lucy Ripp, a spokeswoman for A Better

MADISON – Today, a Dane County Judge ruled that Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban doesn’t apply to consensual medical abortions. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement: “I am encouraged by the positive developments in Wisconsin’s justice system as we work to overturn our state’s dangerous abortion ban. The judge’s ruling signals good news for this case as it moves forward.  “I eagerly await the day when Wisconsinites have full access to the comprehensive reproductive care that is best for them.”

Earlier today, Dane County Judge Diane Schlipper rejected a motion to dismiss Attorney General Josh Kaul’s lawsuit that attempts to throw out Wisconsin’s long-standing abortion ban. In this ruling, Judge Schlipper also ruled that state statute 940.04, commonly referred to as Wisconsin’s ‘abortion ban,’ only applies to the practice of feticide. The ruling, in part, states:“The Court DENIES the motion to dismiss because the Doctors state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Specifically, they allege Urmanski threatens to prosecute Wisconsin physicians under § 940.04 for performing consensual medical abortions. Urmanski has no authority to do this because according to State

MADISON, Wis. – Today, following the release of Dane County Circuit Court Judge Diane Schlipper’s decision to deny the motion to dismiss, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following statement. “Today’s ruling is a major victory in our fight to restore reproductive freedom in Wisconsin. While this ruling does not resolve the case and won’t be the final word in this litigation, the court’s thorough decision makes clear that Wis. Stat. § 940.04(1) should not be interpreted to criminalize consensual abortions.”

Madison, Wis. – Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin supports the Dane County Circuit Court decision to not dismiss Attorney General Josh Kaul’s lawsuit challenging the legality of Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban.   Statement from Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin CEO Tanya Atkinson  “Today’s ruling is an important step in restoring and expanding access to abortion and reproductive freedom in Wisconsin.   Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has always contended that Wisconsin State Statute 940.04 is unenforceable in regard to abortion care. We agree with this decision.   We have reviewed the decision and are working with attorneys and PPWI leadership in continuing to evaluate our

Art that integrates data visualizations can help bridge the US political divide over climate change MADISON — Communicating science to a general audience can be challenging. Successfully conveying research on polarizing topics such as climate change can be even more difficult. But a new study from University of Wisconsin–Madison researcher Nan Li shows that intentionally integrating art with data visualizations can help non-expert audiences more meaningfully engage with climate change while also bridging political divides in ways that data alone cannot. In fact, data graphs on their own can exacerbate political division on climate change. As an assistant professor in

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska.) and 33 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden expressing the need for NATO allies to honor their commitment to spend at least 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) on defense. The letter comes ahead of the President’s planned trip to the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania next week. “The lack of sufficient progress is politically and economically unsustainable. American citizens rightly question why our government disproportionately bears the burden – decade after decade – for Europe’s defense. In Vilnius, we respectfully

Franklin, WI –Forward Latino, a national non-profit, non-partisan service and advocacy organization headquartered in Franklin, Wisconsin issued the following statement following the conviction and sentencing of the mass killer who took 23 lives at an El Paso, Texas Walmart on August 2, 2019. Forward Latino National President Darryl Morin issued the following statement: “While we thank the judge and jury for the conviction of the mass killer, no sentence will bring back the lives of those lost, or fully heal the wounds of the survivors. No sentence will ever reduce gun violence like commonsense gun violence preventionlegislation would. As of

MILWAUKEE, WI – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore and a pair of Wisconsin seniors joined Protect Our Care Wisconsin to discuss the Biden-Harris administration’s next steps in implementing the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. The administration released the final guidance outlining the process for negotiation, and by September 1, the ten drugs that are selected for the first round of price negotiations will be announced.  A new report from Protect Our Care highlights the five drugs that are most likely to be up for negotiation. The report also details Pharma’s efforts to derail the implementation of this critical

Madison – State Representative Karen Hurd (R-Fall Creek) issued the following statement concerning the 2023 State Budget and Governor Evers Veto of Town GTA Funds: Before and during the budget process, my colleagues regularly met and negotiated with Governor Evers on the budget. In exchange for increased spending, we were promised significant tax cuts to Wisconsin middle income earners. We upheld our side but the Governor lied to us and hurt every single hard-working Wisconsinite. Upon further analysis of Governor Evers’ abusive vetoes, we have found another way that Governor Evers has been hypocritical and hurt hard-working Wisconsinites. Governor Evers