Tue Dec 20, 2022 – 5:49 pm EST
MILWAUKEE (LifeSiteNews) – The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors voted 14-3 last Thursday to hold a ballot referendum on whether Wisconsin’s longstanding abortion ban should be enforced, and while the advisory measure would not have the force of law, its supporters hope it will drive turnout for a state Supreme Court election that could impact the law’s fate.
Fox 6 reported that with one abstention, the board voted overwhelmingly to put on the April 2023 ballot the question, “Should Wisconsin Statute 940.04, which bans abortion at any stage of pregnancy without exception for rape, incest, or health of the patient, be repealed to allow legal access to abortion care?” The measure is advisory, meaning that the outcome will be non-binding and only express the opinion of residents.
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, it allowed scores of state pro-life laws across the country to be enforced for the first time in nearly half a century. Among them was 940.04, a law dating back to 1849 that makes it a felony for an abortionist (but not a pregnant mother) to commit an abortion for
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