Wisconsin's 176-year-old abortion ban struck down
Wisconsin's Supreme Court today ruled that a 176-year-old law held to ban abortions did not, as newer legislation had superceded it by criminalizing abortions only in cases when a fetus is viable outside the womb.
The 4-3 partisan vote ends a three-year legal battle that began when the 1849 law was made relevan…
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