A Better Wisconsin Together: Wisconsin Supreme Court protects abortion rights, affirms Wisconsinites’ freedom to make own medical decisions

MADISON, Wis. — In an opinion released this morning, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court struck down efforts to use an 1849 law as a near-total abortion ban. The court’s decision affirms a prior Dane County Circuit Court ruling that the archaic law does not apply to consensual abortion care. “The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling in this case is a historic step forward in protecting and expandin...