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Wisconsin Supreme Court Issues Landmark Abortion Ruling
The liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down an abortion ban in the state that dates back 176 years, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by a newer state law that criminalizes abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb.
State lawmakers adopted the ban in 1849, making it a felony when anyone other than the mother "intentionally destroys the life of an unborn child."
"We conclude that comprehensive legislation enacted over the last 50 years...