Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments on abortion case

Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with whether state’s 175-year-old abortion ban is valid
An attorney representing a conservate prosecutor is struggling to convince Wisconsin's liberal-leaning Supreme Court to reactivate the state's 175-year-old abortion ban.
Wisconsin Supreme Court to Decide on 1849 Abortion Ban
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Monday to decide on whether to uphold the pre-Civil War 1849 abortion ban.
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question enforcing 1849 law as an abortion ban
Several of the Wisconsin Supreme Court liberal justices appeared opposed to the enforcement of a 174-year old law when it comes to abortion during oral arguments Monday in a high-profile case meant to clarify law in the state.
Wisconsin Supreme Court hears oral arguments on 1849 abortion ban validity
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on whether the state’s pre-Civil War abortion ban will remain in place. The state’s Supreme Court is controlled by majority liberal justices,
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A Wisconsin attorney argued to the state supreme court Monday why a 175-year-old abortion ban should be reinstated after the overturning of Roe v. Wade two years ago.
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Wisconsin's Supreme Court debates the validity of a 175-year-old abortion ban amid contrasting modern views on women's rights.
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"I fear that what you’re asking this court to do is sign the death warrants of women, children and pregnant people in this state," Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky said.
Wisconsin Supreme Court takes up challenge to 1849 abortion law
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could determine the future of abortion rights in the state.
Wisconsin Supreme Court hears arguments over 1849 abortion ban
MADISON − The future of abortion access in Wisconsin is now in the hands of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The liberal-leaning court heard oral arguments Monday over whether an 1849 state law specifically bans abortions or whether subsequent laws or court rulings override the 175-year-old statute.
Wisconsin’s high court to hear oral arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on whether a law that legislators adopted more than a decade before the Civil War bans abortion and can still be enforced.
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The case challenges Wisconsin's 175-year-old law following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in 2022 to strike down its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether state's 175-year-old abortion ban is valid
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