Wisconsin Judge Rules Against Abortion Ban, Planned Parenthood Will Start Killing Babies
A Wisconsin judge has just issued a ruling saying that the state’s 1849 abortion ban is not really an abortion ban and that babies can be legally killed in abortions in the Badger State.
The Wisconsin pre-Roe v. Wade The abortion ban went into effect in June after the US Supreme Court’s decision Dobbs against Jackson.
Judge Diane Schlipper did not issue a permanent injunction prohibiting enforcement of the abortion ban because the local district attorneys named in the lawsuit indicated they would not uphold the law and protect babies from abortions. Democrat AG Josh Kaul originally challenged the state law, which has protected babies from abortions since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2020.
Kaul’s lawsuit names district attorneys in counties where Planned Parenthood operated abortion facilities before Dobbs reigning Two are Democrats and one is a Republican, but all three said Kaul’s lawsuit “is intended to improperly restrict prosecutorial discretion” and he no standing to sue.
Sheboygan County DA Joel Urmanski sought to dismiss the challenge but the judge’s ruling prevented that motion. Urmanski, the lone Republican, argued that Kaul was wrong to claim that the law was basically repealed when the state legislature passed lesser restrictions on abortion during Roe.
Today, Planned Parenthood celebrates and the nation’s largest abortion company says it will continue killing babies in abortions. Planned Parenthood says it will end the lives of tiny babies before birth “as soon as possible.”
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Michelle Velasquez, Planned Parenthood’s chief strategy officer, said, “Today’s decision is another important step in restoring and expanding access to abortion in Wisconsin.”
During a hearing before the judge’s ruling, attorney Matthew Thome said Kaul had no basis to sue because he is not harmed by the law, according to the Courthouse News Service. Thome, who represents the three county prosecutors tasked with enforcing the pro-life law, asked the judge to dismiss the case.
Thome said future laws do not replace the abortion ban. He cited a law that specifically says the goal is to “protect the life of the unborn child to the extent permitted by the constitution.” Thome also accused the pro-abortion attorney general of trying to bypass state lawmakers through the judicial system.
Speaking about the lawsuit late last year, District Attorney Urmanski said the state legislature and governor should be the ones to change the law, not the courts, if they don’t believe it represents the will of the people. The Wisconsin Legislature has a pro-life majority; however, Gov. Tony Evers, a pro-abortion Democrat, has vetoed several pro-life bills in recent years.
The 19th century law prohibits the killing of unborn babies in abortions. Exceptions are allowed if the mother’s life is in danger. Before the Dobbs The ruling, abortions are legal for any reason up to 20 weeks in Wisconsin, and more than 6,400 unborn babies are aborted each year.
If the attorney general succeeds, Wisconsin will go back to allowing unborn babies to be aborted for any reason up to 20 weeks.
Many expect the lawsuit to end up in the Wisconsin Supreme Court. In April, pro-abortion candidate Janet Protaziewicz was elected to the high court, overturning a conservative seat and creating a pro-abortion majority. As a result, the abortion ban is likely to be blocked in the future.
Currently, Wisconsin is one of 15 states that protect unborn babies from abortion, and more are trying to do the same this spring. While Wisconsin may lose its pro-life laws, other states like North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Nebraska, Florida and Wyoming are working to increase protections for unborn babies .
