The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments regarding the enforceability of a pre-Civil War abortion ban, in light of modern laws supporting abortion rights.
Oral arguments on the old ban are expected to be more semantic than substantive, as the court's liberal majority likely favors abortion rights.
The 1849 law defined killing a fetus as manslaughter, with revisions allowing limited abortion for saving the mother's life, creating a historical paradox.
Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul argues the 1985 law supporting abortions before fetal viability supersedes the 1849 ban that was never officially repealed.
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