MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Attorney General Josh Kaul says the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling on the state’s abortion law leaves room for action by the Legislature.
“That’s what the Supreme Court called for when it said it was returning these issues to the state. Because we can do better through state legislation and establishing protections for continuing access to safe and legal abortion and ensuring that our laws are updated,” Kaul said.
“We now have clarity from the highest state court, the ultimate decision maker, on this issue about what Wisconsin law provides and that is that there is no broad, sweeping criminal abortion ban that dates back to the 19th century, in effect in the state of Wisconsin,” he added.
The court ruled Wednesday on a suit originally brought by Kaul and Governor Tony Evers, regarding Wisconsin’s 1849 law which criminalized most abortions.