Wisconsin justices ruled 4-3 to overturn a near abortion ban, a reflection of the court’s liberal majority and an election that attracted millions in campaign donations.
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TheWisconsinSupremeCourt’snewlyelectedliberalmajorityonWednesdayvotedtostrikedownanear-totalstateabortionban,voting4-3tooverturnthestringent,176-year-oldlaw.
Thedecisionreflectedadeeplypartisansplit,withallfourliberaljustices votingtoinvalidatethe1849abortionlawandthethreeconservativejusticesdissenting.
Italsocrystallizedtheimpactofthestate’sSupremeCourtelectionearlierthisyearthatrakedinmillionsofdollarsindonations,thehighestamountinU.S.historyforajudicialrace.Itincludedinvolvementfromthen-TrumpallyElonMusk,formerPresidentBarackObamaandothers.
Writingforthemajority,JusticeRebeccaDalletsaidthelawhadbeensupersededbymorerecentprecedent,includinga1985statutethatallowedforabortionsuptothepointoffetalviability,oraroundthe20-weekmark.
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