Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is a champion when it comes to defending the\u200d murder of unborn children<\/a>. However, his understanding of the state Constitution leaves much to be desired. <\/p>\n

In the fight for life in Wisconsin, Kaul has made an\u200c audacious request<\/a> to \u200bthe Wisconsin Supreme Court, claiming \u200da\u200b constitutional right to abortion. This claim has been\u200d challenged by a \u2063Milwaukee-based public-interest \u2062law firm, arguing \u200bthat it goes against the \u200dstate Constitution. <\/p>\n

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, \u200crepresenting Wisconsin\u2062 Right to Life, Wisconsin\u200c Family Action,\u200c and Pro-Life Wisconsin, \u2062argues that Kaul’s \u2064attempt \u2064to\u2064 create\u200c a constitutional right to abortion is baseless. The state Constitution does not guarantee such a right, and in\u2063 fact, there are provisions \u2063that prohibit abortion in Wisconsin. <\/p>\n

It is worth noting<\/a> that Kaul has already \u2062achieved a victory \u2063by losing in the liberal-controlled Dane County Circuit Court. Whether \u2064his expanded \u200dargument \u2063will hold\u200d up in the state Supreme Court remains to be seen. <\/p>\n

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\u2018Rife with Uncertainty\u2019 <\/h2>\n
Last \u200dmonth, Kaul filed\u2064 a supplemental petition asking the court to take jurisdiction over the case of Kaul, et al. v. Urmanski, et al. This appeal challenges a ruling by \u2062the\u200d Dane County Circuit Court that\u2063 the 1849 Wisconsin law banning most abortions does not apply. The law only addresses infanticide, according to the interpretation of the judge. <\/p>\n
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s\u2064 Health, which found that the U.S. Constitution does not\u2062 guarantee the right to an abortion, Wisconsin’s dormant abortion statute\u2064 was revived. Kaul swiftly filed a lawsuit arguing \u200cthat the 1849\u200c law conflicted with a 1985 law allowing abortions up \u2064until viability. <\/p>\n
The Dane County judge, without needing Kaul’s\u200b argument, ruled\u2063 that\u200b abortions \u2063were legal in Wisconsin because the\u2062 1849 law did not explicitly mention the word “abortion.” <\/p>\n
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However, Kaul \u200cis not satisfied with this outcome. He wants the Wisconsin Supreme Court to establish\u200c a definitive ruling \u2064that protects abortion on demand. Backed by Planned Parenthood, Kaul is pushing for \u2064the\u200c court to declare\u200d a constitutionally\u2063 protected right to abortion, even though it does not \u200dexist \u2064in the state Constitution. <\/p>\n
\u2018Inherent Rights\u2063 to Life\u2019<\/h2>\n
The\u2064 Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty dismisses Kaul’s claim as baseless. The state \u200cConstitution does not mention the right to an abortion, and throughout Wisconsin’s \u200bhistory, abortion has been prohibited to some extent. <\/p>\n
Even during the era of Roe\u200b v. Wade,\u200c Wisconsin had laws in place \u200dregarding parental consent, waiting periods, and bans on partial-birth abortions<\/a>. <\/p>\n
The Institute is seeking to intervene in\u2062 the case \u2063to \u2064challenge Kaul’s attempt to change the scope of the \u200clawsuit and introduce a constitutional\u2064 question. Kaul’s actions are highly unusual and go against \u200bestablished legal \u2064advice. <\/p>\n
Kaul’s alignment with\u2063 Planned Parenthood \u200cis\u2063 evident, as they both\u200b seek to establish an affirmative \u2062right to abortion. Planned Parenthood employs Kaul’s arguments to support their cause. <\/p>\n
\u2018A Question\u200b that Belongs to the Legislature\u2019 <\/h2>\n
The Supreme Court has yet to\u200c decide whether it will take up these cases. However, the election of liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz,\u200b supported by significant funding from Planned \u2062Parenthood, has shifted the\u200b court’s balance in favor of liberals. \u2064The Wisconsin\u200c Institute for Law and Liberty argues \u200bthat the question of \u2063where to draw the line on abortion should be left to the Legislature, especially considering the upcoming changes due to redistricting. They urge the court to reject \u200bKaul’s\u200d attempt to constitutionalize abortion in Wisconsin. <\/p>\n
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Does the \u2063Wisconsin \u2062state \u200cConstitution guarantee the right to abortion?<\/h2>\n
Ts the right to abortion, arguing that \u200bthe\u200d state Constitution guarantees this right. \u200cThis argument, \u200chowever, is not \u200bsupported by \u200cthe Wisconsin Institute for\u2063 Law\u2063 and Liberty, which asserts that \u2064the\u2062 state Constitution\u2064 does not provide for a right to \u200babortion and even includes \u2063provisions that prohibit \u200bit. \u200bAnd while Kaul \u2063may have celebrated\u2063 a victory in the Dane County Circuit Court, his \u2064expanded \u2063argument will face a tougher challenge in the\u2062 state \u2062Supreme \u2063Court.<\/p>\n
The \u2062case at hand, Kaul, et al. v. Urmanski, et al., centers around a supplemental petition filed by Kaul. The appeal challenges the ruling of the Dane County Circuit Court, which declared that Wisconsin’s 1849 law banning\u200b most \u2062abortions does not apply because\u2062 it\u200d only addresses \u2062infanticide. The judge interpreted the\u200d law to exclude abortions. However, following the recent ruling \u200din Dobbs v.\u200d Jackson Women’s Health by \u2062the U.S. Supreme\u200d Court,\u200b which affirmed that the U.S. \u2063Constitution\u2062 does not guarantee \u200cthe right to\u2063 abortion,\u200c Wisconsin’s dormant \u2062abortion\u200b statute\u200b was revived.\u2062 Kaul immediately filed a lawsuit \u200barguing that the\u2063 1849\u200b law\u2062 conflicts \u2064with a\u2062 1985 law allowing abortions until\u200b viability.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, the Dane County judge went \u2064one step further and ruled that abortions were legal in Wisconsin because \u2064the 1849 law did not explicitly \u200bmention the word “abortion.” This decision\u2063 further bolstered Kaul’s \u200bargument and provided a stepping\u200d stone for his push to \u2064establish a definitive ruling\u2064 on the right to abortion in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n
However, the \u200bWisconsin Institute \u200cfor Law and\u200c Liberty, representing Wisconsin Right \u200dto Life, Wisconsin\u2063 Family Action, \u2062and Pro-Life Wisconsin,\u200d firmly asserts that \u2062Kaul’s attempt to create a constitutional \u200bright to\u2062 abortion \u200cis baseless. They argue that the state Constitution does not guarantee\u200c such a right \u200band even \u200bcontains provisions \u2064that explicitly prohibit abortion. This counters Kaul’s claim and adds\u200b another layer of complexity to \u200bthe\u2062 ongoing legal battle<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Now, the fate of Kaul’s argument lies in \u2064the hands\u2062 of \u200cthe Wisconsin Supreme Court.\u200d It remains to be seen whether the Court will agree with Kaul’s \u2063interpretation of the state Constitution or \u2062align with the Wisconsin Institute for\u2063 Law and \u200bLiberty’s arguments against a constitutional right to abortion. \u2063The outcome of this case will have significant implications\u2064 for\u200b the future of abortion \u2062rights in Wisconsin and may potentially impact abortion legislation and debates in other states as well. \u2062For now, \u200cwe await \u2063the final judgment of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, \u2063which\u2063 will determine the extent of reproductive \u2064rights in\u2063 the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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