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July 11, 2025   
Health Law Weekly

Wisconsin Supreme Court Nixes 1849 Law Criminalizing Most Abortions

  • July 11, 2025

A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down July 2 a near-total ban on abortion dating back to 1849, finding the law, while still technically on the books, was “impliedly repealed” by subsequent comprehensive legislation regulating the procedure.

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