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MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today issued the following statement applauding the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in Kaul v. Urmanski. “This marks a major victory for reproductive freedom following the uncertainty and harm to women’s health that have resulted

(Brookfield, WI) – Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court concluded in Kaul v. Urmanski that Wisconsin Statute 940.04 does not ban abortions in Wisconsin; rather that the laws of our state surrounding abortion enacted since the 1973 Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision are what

MADISON, Wis – Representative Clinton Anderson released the following statement following the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision striking down the 1849 abortion ban. “While this legal clarity is a step in the right direction, full reproductive freedom is not secured until

Madison – Representative Barbara Dittrich (R-Oconomowoc) issued the following statement regarding the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling in the case Kaul v. Urmanski: “To no one’s surprise, the extreme leftist majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned standing law dating back to 1849.

MADISON, WI – State Senator Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove) released the following statement in support of the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision to officially overturn the 1849 abortion ban—a law rooted in a pre-Civil War era that had stripped generations of

The state’s liberal majority on the state supreme court has ruled the pre-Civil War law as invalid MADISON, Wis. — In response to the Wisconsin State Supreme Court ruling, in a 4-3 decision, to invalidate the 1849 Abortion law, the Democratic Party

MADISON, WI – MADISON – This morning, the Wisconsin Supreme Court removed Wisconsin’s pre-Roe protections for the unborn in Kaul v. Urmanski. Wisconsin Statute § 940.04 protected the unborn from the moment of conception through natural birth. Now, because of the activist Supreme Court, unborn human beings

MADISON, Wis. – In response to today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling, Rep. Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) issued the following statement: “Today’s decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down the 1849 abortion ban is a historic and long-overdue victory

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

MADISON – The ACLU of Wisconsin issued the following statement today after the State Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision declaring the 1849 abortion ban to be unenforceable. Executive Director of the ACLU of Wisconsin, Dr. Melinda Brennan, said: “We have been