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Sep 30, 2022 · A Wisconsin law, first enacted in 1849, makes it a felony to perform an abortion at any stage of pregnancy unless it’s done to save a pregnant person’s life. Who filed the lawsuit, and what is it seeking?
Aug 10, 2023 · The first significant post-Roe abortion legislation in Wisconsin was a bipartisan bill to restrict the procedure. Rep. Joanne Duren of Cazenovia was a Democrat, a devout Catholic and a passionate abortion opponent.
May 4, 2023 · The 1849 Wisconsin law bans all abortions except to save the life of the mother. Roe v Wade prevented the law from being enforced. That is until last June, when the US Supreme court...
- Maayan Silver
Sep 18, 2023 · State lawmakers approve a new law that bans a person from performing an abortion “after the fetus or unborn child reaches viability, as determined by the reasonable medical judgment of the...
- Ashley Luthern
- Crime Reporter
Feb 26, 2024 · WUWM. Affiliated Medical provided abortions in Milwaukee before Dobbs found the U.S. Constitution didn't secure a federal right to an abortion. It's reopening in March 2024 after a Dane County...
- Maayan Silver
Wisconsin's attorney general said this intent violated the Church Amendment of 1973, which prohibits hospitals receiving federal funds from discriminating against a doctor on the basis of whether or not the doctor provides abortions or sterilizations. Five bills sought to outlaw abortion in Wisconsin in 2019.
Dec 6, 2023 · In September, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin resumed abortion services after a Dane County judge ruled that the pre-Civil War law governs feticide rather than consensual abortion. The same judge issued a final judgment in the case on Tuesday , reaffirming that interpretation.
