Abortion Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Investigation: Leak of abortion-related order intentional, source unknown

by Sean Kirkby | May 1, 2025 | Abortion, Court, Top Stories | 0 |

Last year’s leak to the media of a draft order showing the Wisconsin Supreme Court would take up a lawsuit seeking to declare the state’s constitution protects abortion access was “likely deliberate,” according to an investigation released Wednesday.

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Report sheds light on OB-GYNs’ struggles after overturn of Roe v. Wade

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 3, 2025 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin OB-GYNs struggled with how to help patients and protect themselves amid legal ambiguity and inconsistent guidance from health systems after the overturn of Roe v. Wade, according to a study published Monday.

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates discuss abortion

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 13, 2025 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates talked abortion at a Wednesday night debate.

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Public divided over COVID-19 closures, poll finds

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 6, 2025 | Abortion, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsinites are more divided than ever on whether closing schools and businesses was appropriate, according to the results of a Marquette Law School Poll released Wednesday.

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Wisconsin senators take dueling approaches during Kennedy hearings

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 31, 2025 | Abortion, Federal Government, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin’s Democratic senator on Thursday questioned President Donald Trump’s choice for health secretary on abortion pill access, a day after the state’s Republican senator praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for targeting chronic health conditions.

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GOP congressional members call for Trump to reinstate anti-abortion policies

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 27, 2025 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0 |

Four Republican members of the state’s congressional delegation asked President Donald Trump last week to reinstate anti-abortion policies enacted during his first term, undo policies pursued by former President Joe Biden and back efforts that support pregnant people and new parents.

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Republicans will find consensus going forward, although medical marijuana legalization might be tricky, says Vos

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 13, 2024 | Abortion, Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said Tuesday that Republican state legislators will continue to find consensus next session, despite a thinner majority. But he suggested some topics — like legalizing medical marijuana — may pose hurdles.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court wrestles with abortion-related law

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 12, 2024 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0 |

Liberal justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday raised concerns about enforcing an 1849 state law as a criminal abortion ban, while a conservative justice questioned how it could be interpreted otherwise.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court sets date for arguments in abortion case

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 30, 2024 | Abortion, Court, Top Stories | 0 |

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear arguments in November in a case that allowed abortion care to resume in the state.

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15 percent of voters name abortion top issue for deciding their presidential choice

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 12, 2024 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0 |

About 15 percent of Wisconsin registered voters said abortion policy is their top issue for making their decision on which presidential candidate to support in November, according to the results of a Marquette Law School Poll released Wednesday.

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Report: 880 abortions took place last year in Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 6, 2024 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0 |

Just 880 clinician-provided abortions took place in Wisconsin last year, down 87 percent from 2020, according to a report released Thursday by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.

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Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin prepares for Iowan patients

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 31, 2024 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0 |

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is prepared to care for Iowans who may be seeking abortion care after the state’s six-week abortion ban took effect Monday, according to a representative for the family planning provider.

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