Yes. Brad Schimel has campaigned supporting the law, asking “what is flawed” about it.
Tag: Abortion
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Did Wisconsin taxpayers pay $1.6 million over an abortion restriction law that was ruled unconstitutional?
Yes. A federal judge ordered the state to pay plaintiffs $1.6 million after blocking a state abortion regulation.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court takes up challenge to 1849 abortion law
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a high-profile case that could, at least partially, determine the future of abortion rights in the state.
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Does Wisconsin Congressman Bryan Steil support ‘surveillance of pregnancies’?
No. U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, a Republican who represents southeastern Wisconsin, has not said he supports “surveillance of pregnancies.”
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Did the Biden-Harris administration imprison anti-abortion activists for praying in public?
No. Former President Donald Trump’s campaign provided no evidence, and we found none, to back Trump’s claim that the Biden-Harris administration imprisoned anti-abortion activists for praying in public.
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Do some states allow a baby to be ‘executed’ if an abortion ends in a live birth?
No. Infanticide is a crime in every state. Donald Trump referred to abortion and said in “six states,” including Minnesota, “if the baby is born, you’re allowed to execute the baby after birth.” Fact-checkers have repeatedly debunked such claims.
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Are most abortions in the US done with medications?
Yes. Most abortions in the U.S. have been performed with medications, rather than surgery, since 2020.
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Wisconsin Capitol Police won’t investigate state Supreme Court abortion order leak
Wisconsin Capitol Police have declined to investigate the leak of a state Supreme Court abortion order in June citing a conflict of interest, but the court’s chief justice said she is pursuing other options.
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Is Eric Hovde ‘100% anti-choice’ on abortion?
No. Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde said in his 2012 U.S. Senate campaign he was totally opposed to abortion rights, but he changed his position in his 2024 run against U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.
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Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin anticipates Iowa patients due to new abortion ban
Instead of Wisconsin women traveling to Iowa, Wisconsin abortion providers are expecting Iowa women to travel here.
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Wisconsin’s convoluted history of abortion laws
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case that asks the liberal-majority court to declare that abortion access is a right protected by the state constitution. Here’s a look at how Wisconsin’s abortion laws have changed since 1849.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear high-profile abortion rights case, draft order shows
After this story published, Chief Justice Annette Ziegler called for a police investigation into the ‘ostensibly leaked’ draft order.