Wisconsin Supreme Court justice opposes request to reinstate state abortion ban: ‘The world gone mad’

A Wisconsin Supreme Court justice appeared to oppose a request to reinstate a 175-year-old abortion ban, telling the conservative prosecutor’s attorney that “this is the world gone mad”.

Warning: This article mentions pregnancy complications, sexual assault and terminations.

Sheboygan County Republican district attorney Joel Urmanski asked for the high court to overturn a Dane County judge ruling last year which invalidated the 1849 abortion ban. A ruling is yet to be made, but pro-choice advocates are expected to win the case as liberal justices control the court in the state.

On Monday (11 November), Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky noted that the abortion ban would provide no exceptions in the cases of rape or incest, and could contribute to doctors withholding medical care for fear of prosecution. 

Karofsky said she “can’t

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