DA asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide abortion lawsuit without lower court ruling
A Republican prosecutor asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to decide whether a 174-year-old state law bans abortion in the state without waiting for a ruling from a lower appellate court.
State governments looking to protect health-related data as it’s used in abortion battle
Some state governments and federal regulators were already moving to keep individuals' reproductive health information private when a U.S. senator's report last week offered a new jolt, describing how cellphone location data was used to send millions of anti-abortion ads to people who visited Planned Parenthood offices.
Abortions in the US rose slightly post-Supreme Court ruling, study finds
The total number of abortions provided in the U.S. rose slightly in the 12 months after states began implementing bans on them throughout pregnancy, a new survey finds.
Abortions to resume in Wisconsin Monday
Abortions in Milwaukee and Madison will resume Monday.
In-fighting erupts among Republicans at first GOP Debate in Milwaukee
Sparks flew at Wednesday's debate with internal attacks within the Republican party.
Appeals Court upholds legality of abortion pill, with restrictions
A federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday the abortion pill Mifepristone remains legal, however, set restrictions on patient access, according to court documents obtained by the Wisconsin Law Journal. The Appeals Court ruling sets the stage for a final decision before the United States Supreme Court on the future legality of one of the most frequently […]
Stymied by the US Supreme Court, Biden wants voters to have the final say on his agenda
After major blows to his agenda by the U.S. Supreme Court, President Joe Biden is intent on making sure voters will have the final say.
Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue
“There is no such thing as an `1849 Abortion Ban` in Wisconsin,” the judge wrote.
Republicans introduce bill that ups penalty for performing abortion
Wisconsin Republicans released a package of legislation Tuesday that would tweak the state's abortion ban by increasing the penalty for performing abortions and specifying medical procedures to save a mother's life don't qualify as abortion.
Wisconsin judge to hear first arguments in abortion lawsuit
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed the lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court last June seeking to repeal the ban.
US Supreme Court asked to preserve abortion pill access rules
The Biden administration and a drug manufacturer asked the Supreme Court on Friday to preserve access to an abortion drug free from restrictions imposed by lower court rulings, while a legal fight continues.
DOJ to ask US Supreme Court to put abortion pill limits on hold
A federal appeals court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can still be used for now but restored restrictions on the drug in a decision that the Justice Department said Thursday it would swiftly challenge at the Supreme Court.
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