WI: Evers administration filing argues abortion ban is unconstitutional
Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday his administration has filed to join the Planned Parenthood v. Urmanski lawsuit, arguing a near-complete abortion ban violates the Wisconsin Constitution.
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI) filed a petition in February to have abortion declared a right protected under the state constitution, echoing Attorney General Josh Kaul’s 2022 challenge to an 1849 law that banned nearly all abortions in the state after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
The lawsuit began when Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court in February to overturn a ruling from July of last year that the 1849 law does not prohibit medical abortions, which allowed PPWI to resume services in September.
The court voted earlier this month to hear both the PPWI case and Urmanski’s appeal to the July 2023 ruling before the administration’s filing.
https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2024/07/evers-administration-filing-argues-abortion-ban-is-unconstitutional
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