Top Wisconsin Republican wants to put (restriction to) abortion laws on a future ballot

Source: Associated Press

Top Wisconsin Republican wants to put abortion laws on a future ballot

BY HARM VENHUIZEN
Updated 3:02 PM EST, December 21, 2023

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top Republican wants to let voters decide whether to shrink the window of time in which women can get abortions, but the state’s Democratic governor says he won’t allow it.

Current state law bans abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Wednesday that he hopes to put a proposal on some future ballot that would lower the limit to somewhere between the 12th and 15th week.

“It’s probably the only way for us to put this issue to rest,” he told The Associated Press. “It has the idea of saying we’re letting the people decide.”

However, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers opposed the plan in a statement issued Thursday.

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