US Wisconsin court strikes down state's 19th century abortion ban
Wednesday's decision, which affirms a lower court, leaves in place a 2015 Wisconsin law that bans abortion after 20 weeks.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision agreed with the state's Democratic Attorney General, Josh Kaul, that while the 19th century law has never been formally repealed, it was effectively nullified by more recent laws and regulations.
In 2022, shortly after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which had recognised a constitutional right to abortion, Kaul sued a Republican district lawyer who argued that the 1849 law was back in effect and could be enforced.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court maintained its liberal majority after an April election in which the winning candidate, Susan Crawford, campaigned on her support for abortion rights. The contest became the most expensive judicial election in US history and was widely seen as an early referendum on President
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