The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled against the state's 1849 abortion ban, stating it was effectively repealed by comprehensive legislation enacted over the past 50 years. The court's decision was narrowly decided 4-3, emphasizing that the details of modern legislation replaced the old ban. Following the court's earlier ruling that declared the ban nonexistent, Planned Parenthood resumed abortion services. Advocates hailed the ruling as a significant step towards protecting and expanding access to abortion in Wisconsin, but concerns about ongoing threats to reproductive rights remain.
"We conclude that comprehensive legislation enacted over the last 50 years regulating in detail the 'who, what, where, when, and, how' of abortion so thoroughly covers the entire subject of abortion that it was meant as a substitute for the 19th century near-total ban on abortion," Justice Rebecca Frank Dallet wrote for the majority.
"Today's ruling is another important step forward in protecting and expanding access to abortion in Wisconsin," Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin said on social media.
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