MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Last week’s ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court is struck down the state’s 1849 criminal abortion law which had been interpreted as banning all abortions.
Michelle Velasquez with Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says abortion remains a highly personal and complicated decision.
“The people at the center of these decisions know what is best for their health, for their families, and for their future. They deserve the autonomy and dignity of making those decisions without interference.”
On the other side of the issue, Pro Life Wisconsin says its organization will continue the fight to outlaw abortion without exception, pass a personhood amendment enshrining the right to life in the Wisconsin Constitution, and to enact pro-life, pro-family legislation.
A Marquette Law School poll on the question from September 2022 had about 68% of respondents saying abortion should be legal in all or most cases.