{"id":132128,"date":"2023-04-05T04:02:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T04:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=132128"},"modified":"2023-04-05T04:02:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T04:02:40","slug":"wisconsin-governor-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-states-pre-roe-abortion-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/wisconsin-governor-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-states-pre-roe-abortion-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin governor files lawsuit to challenge state's pre-Roe abortion ban"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers. Photo: Melina Mara\/Pool\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the state's 1849 pre-Roe abortion ban, asking a state court to declare the law unenforceable.<\/p>\n
Driving the news: <\/strong>Evers had previously called a special session to try to repeal the law, but the effort failed after the state's Republican-controlled legislature gaveled in and out of the session refusing to take action.<\/p>\n Details: <\/strong>In the lawsuit, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul argues that the pre-Roe ban cannot take effect because there is already another law in the books that allows for abortions to be conducted up until the 22nd week of pregnancy.<\/p>\n The big picture: <\/strong>Wisconsin is one of at least nine states with pre-Roe bans still on the books. However, these laws cannot take effect immediately after Roe's fall, they require some sort of state action in order to be brought back.<\/p>\n What he's saying: <\/strong>"I will never stop fighting to ensure every Wisconsinite has the right to consult their family, their faith, and their doctor and make the reproductive health care decision that is right for them," Evers said in a statement.<\/p>\n Go deeper: <\/strong>Nearly all abortions are illegal in 9 states but more bans are coming<\/p>\n\n
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