Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has struck down an 1849 law banning abortions, making the procedure legal and accessible in Wisconsin for the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. The 4-3 ruling by the court’s liberal justices comes just three months after Elon Musk spent $25 million in an unsuccessful attempt to flip a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, making it the most expensive judicial election in U.S. history. In a statement, the nonprofit Reproductive Freedom for All wrote, “This victory didn’t happen by chance. In 2023, we fought to help elect Judge Janet Protasiewicz — flipping the balance of the court and protecting our reproductive freedom at a critical time. Organizing works. Elections matter.”
Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down 176-Year-Old Abortion Ban
HeadlineJul 03, 2025
