Abortion
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Biden campaign hosts roundtable criticizing Trump’s stance on abortion
Health care professionals and birth workers in Milwaukee said a nationwide abortion ban would mean death and a lack of resources for pregnant people.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court considers lifting injunction against pro-life protester
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering whether to lift a 2020 ban on a man being near a reproductive-health nurse after telling her bad things would happen to her or her family if she didn’t quit.
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Planned Parenthood asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to rule on constitutional right to abortion
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will ask the Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether the state’s constitution protects a person’s right to abortion.
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In an interview with WPR, Vice President Kamala Harris says Wisconsin is ‘ground zero’ for reproductive rights
In an election year where Wisconsin voters could once again have a heavy hand in deciding the next president of the United States, Vice President Kamala Harris began a national tour in Wisconsin and called the state “ground zero” for reproductive rights.
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GOP bill would restrict abortions after 14 weeks
Abortions in Wisconsin would be banned after 14 weeks under a bill introduced by Republican state lawmakers. The legislation would not go into effect without the support of voters via an April referendum.
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How did the Dobbs decision affect the birth rate in Wisconsin?
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in its historic June 2022 Dobbs opinion, all abortion providers in Wisconsin immediately stopped providing the service, citing fears that they could be charged with felonies under a state law first written in 1849 that still remains on the books. For more than a year after,…
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Sheboygan County DA to appeal ruling that abortions are legal to Wisconsin Supreme Court
Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski is appealing a recent ruling from a Dane County judge that allowed abortions to proceed in Wisconsin. The district attorney said he believes a pre-Civil War state law prohibits consensual abortions and said he will petition the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take up the case in the hope of…
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Planned Parenthood to resume abortion services in Sheboygan
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will resume abortion services at its Sheboygan Clinic this week. The decision follows a Dane County judge’s ruling earlier this month that a pre-Civil War state law does not preclude abortion. The organization issued a statement saying it will reopen abortion services at its Sheboygan Health Center on Thursday. “Abortion is…
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After latest ruling, what abortion restrictions still exist in Wisconsin?
When the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, abortion providers in Wisconsin immediately ceased all abortion services, citing a state law first enacted in 1849. 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.…
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Republican DA vows to appeal Dane County ruling on Wisconsin abortion law
A Republican district attorney says he intends to appeal a ruling from Dane County, which handed down a victory this week to supporters of abortion rights. In a final judgement Tuesday, Circuit Court Judge Diane Schlipper ruled that a pre-Civil War state law bans feticide — when someone attacks a pregnant person and destroys the…