The 19th century law fails: Visconsin Supreme Court overturns 176 years old abortion ban; Advocates pro-passe
On Wednesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided to reverse the state’s 176 -year -old abortion ban, determining that another recent law, criminalization of abortion, takes prejudice only when the fetal is viable outside the womb. In a closely divided 4-3 judgment, the court, with its liberal majority, announced that the state’s 1849 abortion ban is not unnecessary. The court rejected the arguments in 2022, claiming to revive the law after the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe Ved. The federal decision ended the security of nationwide abortion and created legal uncertainty on whether the 19th century ban near Visconsin was re -activated.The court biased with the Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul, who argued that although the 1849 law was never formally rejected, it has been effectively reduced by more recent state laws and regulations. This decision marks the conclusion of a three -year legal battle on the rights of miscarriage in Wisconsin and confirms that the current law focuses on the viability of the fetus, taking precedence.In 2022, soon after the US Supreme Court turned the V Ved crying, ending the constitutional right for abortion, Kaul filed a case against a Republican District Attorney, claiming that the 1849 abortion ban of Visconsin was reinstated and legally implemented.However, due to the 19th -century ban, the lower court on Wednesday resumed an abortion in Wisconsin after a lower court declined,The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld its liberal majority after the April 1 election, in which Susan Crawford, who openly supported the rights of abortion, won the seat. The race widely seen as an initial referendum on former President Donald Trump, became the most expensive judicial election in America History.The Wisconsin Supreme Court drew national attention earlier this year, when billionaire Elon Musk, former advisor to Donald Trump, and now in a struggle with the Republican President, fancied more than $ 20 million through the affiliated groups to support the conservative candidate Brad Shimal in the High-Don Judicial race. Despite the mass spending, Shimel Dane County Judge Susan lost to Cropford, who won the seat and preserved the liberal majority of the court.The 1849 law banned miscarriage in almost all cases, which only required to save the mother’s life, faced a 15 -year prison with violations. It became unaware in 1973 after the US Supreme Court Roe V. Wade The decision established a nationwide authority for abortion.
