{"id":2288115,"date":"2024-07-02T15:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T19:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-supreme-court-to-hear-case-to-enshrine-abortion-rights-in-state-constitution-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T15:56:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T19:56:59","slug":"wisconsin-supreme-court-to-hear-case-to-enshrine-abortion-rights-in-state-constitution-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-supreme-court-to-hear-case-to-enshrine-abortion-rights-in-state-constitution-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear case to enshrine abortion rights in state Constitution &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwisconsin-supreme-court-to-hear-case-to-enshrine-abortion-rights-in-state-constitution-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2288115&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200d Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case from Planned \u2064Parenthood that aims to enshrine the right to abortion in the state&#8217;s \u200bConstitution. The court&#8217;s liberal majority ordered to hear the case, which will potentially establish sweeping protections for women&#8217;s\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-state-2024-race-shapes-up-as-candidates-vie-to-replace-katie-porter\/\" title=\"California&#039;s 2024 race intensifies as contenders compete for Katie Porter&#039;s seat.\">reproductive\u200b rights<\/a>. Planned Parenthood&#8217;s argument is based on the equal protection clause of the Wisconsin Constitution, claiming that it includes the right to make \u2063decisions about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/planned-parenthood-sues-after-south-carolina-governor-signs-heartbeat-bill\/\" title=\"Planned Parenthood Sues After South Carolina Governor Signs \u2018Heartbeat\u2019 Bill\">reproductive health care<\/a>. This case has sparked significant debate and controversy in the state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear case to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vulnerable-dem-mum-on-bidens-call-to-abolish-filibuster\/\" title=\"Vulnerable Dem Mum on Biden\u2019s Call To Abolish Filibuster\">enshrine abortion rights<\/a> in state Constitution<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/arosciglione\/\">Annabella Rosciglione<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-02T15:39:33-04:00\">July 2, 2024 3:39 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1689709\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wisconsin Supreme Court<\/a> agreed to hear a case from Planned Parenthood that would enshrine the right to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a> in the state\u2019s Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>The court\u2019s liberal majority handed down the order to hear the case. Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wisconsin<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-celebs-rage-in-defeat-after-barrett-confirmation-revolting-disgraceful-unconscionable\/\" title=\"Hollywood Celebs Rage in Defeat After Barrett Confirmation: &#039;Revolting. Disgraceful. Unconscionable&#039;\">high court<\/a> launched an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3060992\/wisconsin-supreme-court-shocked-abortion-rights-draft-leaks-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>investigation<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2024\/06\/wisconsin-supreme-court-abortion-right-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Wisconsin Watch<\/em><\/a>  released the court\u2019s decision to take up the case.<\/p>\n<p>The case will ask the high court to rule that access to abortion is a right protected by the Wisconsin Constitution. It gives the court\u2019s four-member liberal majority the opportunity to issue a ruling that would give sweeping protections for women\u2019s reproductive rights.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood\u2019s argument is rooted in Article 1, Section 1, of the Wisconsin Constitution, which states, in part, that \u201call people are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights; among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It argues the equal protection clause in the Wisconsin Constitution \u201cencompasses the right to make one\u2019s own decisions about reproductive health care, including whether or not to carry a pregnancy to term and a physician\u2019s right to provide appropriate abortion care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Laws enacted in 1849, the year after Wisconsin became a state, have been interpreted as outlawing abortion in all cases except to save the mother\u2019s life. Abortion was outlawed in the state after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> in 2022. In 2023, however, a Dane County judge ruled that the 1849 law did not, in fact, outlaw abortion, which promptly<a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2024\/07\/wisconsin-supreme-court-abortion-constitution-law-pregnancy-roe-wade\/#:~:text=But%20in%202023%2C%20the%20decision,in%20Milwaukee%2C%20Madison%20and%20Sheboygan.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> resumed abortion access<\/a> in the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-senate-republicans-tanked-efforts-to-keep-abortion-out-of-missouris-constitution\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans thwarted attempts to prevent the inclusion of abortion in Missouri&#039;s Constitution\">high population centers<\/a> of Madison and Milwaukee. <\/p>\n<p>Oral arguments will likely happen when the court\u2019s next term begins in the fall.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1689709\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1689709\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case from Planned Parenthood that seeks to establish the right to an abortion in the state&#8217;s Constitution. Planned Parenthood&#8217;s argument is based on the belief that the Wisconsin Constitution&#8217;s equal protection clause includes the right to make decisions about reproductive health care. The court&#8217;s liberal majority will have the opportunity to issue a ruling that could provide significant protections for women&#8217;s reproductive rights. Abortion was previously outlawed in the state after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, but a Dane County judge ruled in 2023 that the 1849 law did not actually outlaw abortion, leading to a resumption of abortion access in certain areas of the state. Oral arguments for the case are expected to take place when the court&#8217;s next term begins in the fall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2288116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/wisconsin-capitol-1024x596.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32868,33180,32076,4124,33712],"class_list":["post-2288115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abortion-rights","tag-state-constitution","tag-washington-examiner","tag-wisconsin","tag-wisconsin-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/wisconsin-capitol-1024x596.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}