Overview

• Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski has appealed a court ruling that declared a 1849 Wisconsin law does not prohibit abortions.
• The appeal follows the U.S. Supreme Court's June 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which led to Planned Parenthood ceasing abortions in Wisconsin.
• Following the court ruling, Planned Parenthood resumed abortion services in Madison and Milwaukee, with a Sheboygan clinic scheduled to reopen next week.
• The appeal is expected to be decided by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, where liberals hold a 4-3 majority.
• Marquette University Law School polls show that a majority of Wisconsin residents opposed the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and support legalized abortion.