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Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban

“The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by newer state laws regulating the procedure, including statutes that criminalize abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb. The ruling came as no surprise given that liberal justices control the court. One of them went so far as to promise to uphold abortion rights during her campaign two years ago, and they blasted the ban during oral arguments in November….”
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Pueblo city council narrowly votes down anti-abortion proposal

“After a tense and at times raucous hearing, the Pueblo City Council rejected an ordinance Tuesday night to ban abortion in the city limits on a 4-3 vote, with opponents arguing it would be impractical, costly and futile to try to defend the policy against legal challenges. “I’m pro-life but it doesn’t matter how I stand on it; it’s state law,” said council member Roger Gomez.  The ordinance would have criminalized anyone who ships or receives abortion pills or abortion-related paraphernalia within the city limits, as well as providers who perform a certain type of later-stage abortion….”
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