Today’s extreme Supreme Court ruling may have the effect of allowing the enforcement of a 173-year-old Wisconsin law that makes it a felony for doctors to perform abortions. Kids Forward urges state legislators to act quickly to protect access to basic reproductive health care in our state. Elected officials must

Today the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, a decision that guaranteed abortion as a right. Without the protections afforded by Roe, Wisconsin’s 1849 criminal abortion ban is now in effect and will alter the face of patient care and physician practice in a profound way. The 1849 law will

MADISON – Representative Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: “Like millions of Americans, I am heartbroken and furious today. With this unjust and unconscionable decision, the Court crushes the sacred right to control one’s own body

MADISON – Wisconsin State Representative Tip McGuire made the following statement in response to the Dobbs decision by the United States Supreme Court: “The United States government was unique in its founding because it was created to ensure the freedom of its citizens, to be a government of laws, not of men.

WASHINGTON – Today, Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo issued the following statement following the United States Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey in its Dobbs v. Jackson decision: “Choosing when and whether to have children are among the most important decisions in every woman’s life and those decisions should

MADISON – Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. “Today the United States Supreme Court rightly returned the authority to regulate abortions to the States through their elected representatives. Nearly 50 years

[Balsam Lake, Wis.] – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade giving states the right to decide abortion laws. In previous statements, Attorney General Josh Kaul has said that if the high court overturns Roe v. Wade, he would not use any state resources to

[Madison, WI] – Following today’s ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Paul Farrow: “Today’s Supreme Court decision represents a historic victory in the fight to protect the unborn, an affirmation of our Constitution, and the return

Windsor, WI – On Friday, Dane County Judge Everett Mitchell, candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court, released the following statement on the overturn of Roe V. Wade. “While we knew this decision was coming, the reality of a reproductive right being taken from women, is both heart-wrenching and disappointing. For the

Madison, WI – Today, after 50 years and the loss of 60+ million unborn children, the U.S. Supreme Court has finally reversed the infamous Roe v. Wade decision. This means that each state must decide its own abortion policy. As for Wisconsin, abortion is prohibited! For details on current law in Wisconsin and what happens next, see #AfterRoe. In

MILWAUKEE – In reaction to the United States Supreme Court’s decision today in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade and fifty years’ of precedent protecting the right to abortion care, Rep. Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “Today is a dark day for our country. In one fell swoop,

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade: “The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is nothing short of horrific, taking our nation back hundreds of years. Dismantling abortion rights is an assault on women and

In response to the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, Wisconsin is Working Families Party Senior Organizer Nora Rasman said:  By hijacking the Supreme Court, Republicans have achieved their long-sought goal of stripping people seeking abortions of the right to plan families and control their own bodies. Without access

Rep. Sinicki’s statement regarding the demise of Roe v Wade: “SCOTUS’ decision sets implicit precedent for controlling citizen’s private decisions, not just regarding abortion. It may pave the way also for a return to governmental control of many areas of our lives, including use of birth control, family size, and

Madison, WI – Today, the US Supreme Court ruled, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade. Sen. Stroebel (R – Cedarburg) issued the following statement: “As Justice Alito said in his majority opinion, ‘The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion.’

(Madison) – “This is a sad day for women’s rights and women’s health care. This radically right-wing  Supreme Court has chosen to throw out fifty years of precedent and settled law. This ruling creates a barrier between women and access to important, necessary health care.  Women should be able to

The League of Women Voters and the American Association of University Women, each  founded more than 100 years ago, are devoted to empowering women to chart their life course. Central to this fundamental freedom is the right to decide if and when to parent. These decisions have profound impacts on

MADISON – Today, Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee), upon learning of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that protected abortion rights nationwide, released the following statement: “If there was any doubt that partisan politics have consumed the nation’s highest court, we got our