Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide if an 1849 abortion ban can be enforced today.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear arguments on the validity of an 1849 abortion ban, enacted over a century before Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide. Despite the ban never being repealed, a 1985 Wisconsin law allowing abortions before fetal viability may supersede it. Abortion rights advocates are likely to prevail, given the court's liberal majority. The case will determine if the historic ban can be enforced in modern times.

November 11, 2024
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