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Women in Wisconsin now have WAY more rights regarding their own bodies than women do in Texas, Alabama and all across the South.
Bravo Wisconsin.
"The state’s 1849 law — enacted the year after Wisconsin was granted statehood — banned abortion in almost all cases by making performing an abortion a felony. Under the law, doctors who perform the procedure technically faced up to six years in prison and thousands of dollars in fines. The law included an exception for abortion care only to save the life of the woman, but not for her health or for rape or incest.
As was the case in many states with similar older laws, or newer so-called trigger laws, the ban technically snapped back into effect almost immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade. In short order, the decision prompted Planned Parenthood’s Wisconsin operations to suspend abortion services in the state."
www.nbcnews.com
Bravo Wisconsin.
"The state’s 1849 law — enacted the year after Wisconsin was granted statehood — banned abortion in almost all cases by making performing an abortion a felony. Under the law, doctors who perform the procedure technically faced up to six years in prison and thousands of dollars in fines. The law included an exception for abortion care only to save the life of the woman, but not for her health or for rape or incest.
As was the case in many states with similar older laws, or newer so-called trigger laws, the ban technically snapped back into effect almost immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade. In short order, the decision prompted Planned Parenthood’s Wisconsin operations to suspend abortion services in the state."
Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down state's 1849 near-total abortion ban
Abortion providers in the state resumed the procedure in 2023 after a judge ruled that the 176-year-old ban was superseded by a more recent law.
www.nbcnews.com