Category: Abortion

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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Harris, in Milwaukee, pledges to sign law on abortion access

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 24, 2024 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0 |

Vice President Kamala Harris — who has the backing of enough delegates to become the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party — said Tuesday in Milwaukee she would sign into law a bill protecting access to abortion if elected to the White House.

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Evers’ administration seeks to join case on whether state constitution protects abortion access

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 18, 2024 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers’ administration wants to join a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin that argues that the state’s constitution protects access to abortion. The Wisconsin Supreme Court earlier this month agreed to take up Planned Parenthood’s case.

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Republican Party adopts platform supporting state action on abortion access

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 16, 2024 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0 |

The Republican Party adopted a platform Monday in Milwaukee that supports the ability of states to act on limiting access to abortion, a departure from previous stances that called for more federal action.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court takes up abortion-related cases

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 8, 2024 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0 |

The Wisconsin Supreme Court last week agreed to hear two abortion-related cases, including an ask by Planned Parenthood to weigh in on whether the state’s constitution guarantees a right to abortion.

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Chief justice condemns abortion lawsuit leak

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 27, 2024 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0 |

The chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court has asked law enforcement to investigate the leak of a draft order showing the court will take up a lawsuit that asks it to declare that the state’s constitution protects access to abortion.

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Kaul defends federal rule requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations for abortion care

by Sean Kirkby | May 29, 2024 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0 |

Attorney General Josh Kaul is defending a federal rule that requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for a range of conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth, including abortion.

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