What overturning Roe vs Wade means for Wisconsin

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The pending Supreme Court decision could soon make all abortions illegal in Wisconsin under a 19th-century ban of the medical procedure, which was made unenforceable by Roe.

If the Supreme Court publishes its 5-4 opinion without changes, Wisconsin’s existing law dictates that destroying the life of an “unborn child” would constitute a Class H felony, punishable by up to six years of combined prison and extended supervision and a fine of up to $10,000. The willful killing of an “unborn quick child,” which is generally described as a fetus that has developed to the stage that it moves within the womb, would be a Class E felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and five years of extended supervision. The law, passed in 1849, includes an exception for when a mother’s life is in danger but not for rape or incest.

https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/hundreds-of-people-rally-in-downtown-madison-in-support-of-access-to-legal-abortion/article_8cc1543c-0892-5797-9924-a94f19ffd519.html

From the rally in Madison