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Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down 176-Year-Old Abortion Ban

HeadlineJul 03, 2025

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.”

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