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Wisconsin abortion ban: AG Kaul sues to block 173-year-old statute

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Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the state's 173-year-old abortion ban.

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  1. Black Enterprise

    Wisconsin Sheriff Says His Department Doesn't Have Resources To Enforce Abortion Ban (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett says he will not enforce the abortion ban in Madison, Wisconsin due to a lack of department resources.

  2. Fox7 Austin

    Wisconsin abortion ban: AG Kaul sues to block 173-year-old statute (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the state's 173-year-old abortion ban.

  3. Madison

    Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul files lawsuit challenging near-complete abortion ban passed in 1849 (opens Madison)

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    While there's no consensus on whether the 1849 law is in effect, the threat of prosecution led Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to halt abortions in the state.

  4. Fox News

    Wisconsin governor announces challenge to state’s law banning abortion in wake of Roe ruling (opens Fox News)

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    Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul have filed a lawsuit challenging a state abortion ban after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

  5. Journal Times

    Josh Kaul files lawsuit challenging near-complete abortion ban passed in 1849 (opens Journal Times)

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    Journal Times's feed description

    While there's no consensus on whether the 1849 law is in effect, the threat of prosecution led Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to halt abortions in the state.

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    Wisconsin's Democratic AG sues to block state's abortion ban (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Wisconsin's Democratic attorney general has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the state's 173-year-old ban on abortions. Wisconsin adopted statutes in 1849 banning doctors from performing abortions unless the mother's

  7. WDIO Duluth

    Gov. Evers, Wisconsin AG sues to block state's abortion ban (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announce a new lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s criminal abortion ban, arguing that a 1985 law that allows abortions up to the point of a fetus' viability supersedes the 1849 ban.

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