State legislatures will be in the spotlight as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling giving the power to regulate abortion to the states
showed a majority supported legal abortion in most or all cases. But a fight is brewing over an 1849 state law — which had been unenforceable until Roe v. Wade was overruled — that bans abortion except to save the life of the woman.
"Democracy is distorted in Wisconsin because of these maps,” Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer said. “If we had a truly democratic system in Wisconsin, we would be in a different situation," she said."We would be overturning this criminal abortion ban right now" “This is an issue that is so critical to come back to the states, because each state then can elect people that will represent their values.” Rozar said.
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