The hearing marked the first state battle over the fate of abortion access since Donald Trump won reelection as president, and courtroom volleys quickly turned tense.
Justice Jill Karofsky's probing question about a 12-year-old girl forced to carry a pregnancy to term under the 1849 law revealed the stark realities of the case.
After the U.S. Supreme Court scrapped Roe v. Wade, nearly all abortions were banned in Wisconsin, prompting a debate over an 174-year-old law.
The outcome may shift with the court's liberal majority, which was bolstered by the recent election of Janet Protasiewicz, known for advocating for abortion rights.
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