Maria Lazar (R), Chris Taylor (D) on Wisconsin's abortion ban ruling

In 2022, the United States Supreme Court scrambled the political world with the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, overturning Roe v. Wade and returning the issue of abortion to the states. In Wisconsin, that meant an 1849 abortion ban went back into effect.

Democratic Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit (opens in a new window/tab), saying a more recent abortion law passed by Republicans when Roe was still in effect nullified the 1849 ban.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed, with its liberal majority deciding the case by a 4-3 vote (opens in a new window/tab) in its 2025 ruling.

But that doesn’t mean the topic won’t be a factor in the ad campaign in the spring 2026 race for the state’s high court.





https://pbswisconsin.org/news-item/maria-lazar-chris-taylor-on-wisconsins-abortion-ban-ruling/