Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with whether state’s 175-year-old abortion ban is valid – NBC Chicago

Republican prosecutor Joel Urmanski urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reinstate a 175-year-old abortion ban, facing criticism from liberal justices during oral arguments. The ban, invalidated by a lower court, lacks exceptions for rape or incest, and reactivating it could endanger women’s health. Planned Parenthood has resumed services, while debates on the ban’s legality and a constitutional right to abortion in Wisconsin continue.

Full Article