MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The candidates for Wisconsin’s open Supreme Court seat sparred in a rescheduled, Thursday night debate.
The two candidates debated over Wisconsin’s abortion ban. Conservative candidate Maria Lazar:
“My opponent, when she was in the legislature, said that she thought that it shouldn’t be 20 weeks or any type of restriction whatsoever, but that abortion should be allowed at any time during the pregnancy, up to the end. And she still stands with that. And I think that is out of the mainstream for the people in this state,” Lazar said.
“The legislation that I worked on in the legislature codified Roe versus Wade, which my opponent does not understand. Nobody supports what my opponent is saying. There is no one more extreme ever to be a candidate on issues of reproductive health care than my opponent,” said Liberal candidate Chris Taylor.
If Taylor wins, the court’s liberal majority would expand to 5-2, but if Lazar wins it would be 4-3. The election is next Tuesday.