Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will resume providing medical abortion services to patients in Wisconsin. The announcement was made today, Sept. 14. Over a year ago, on June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey and upending nearly 50 years of a constitutional right to abortion that […]
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Santos holds campaign kickoff for 2024 election
RACINE — Having announced his candidacy on Monday, Lorenzo Santos wasted no time in getting his campaign into gear with a meet and greet at Littleport Brewing Company, 214 Third Street. Lorenzo Santos Santos is challenging Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) in the 2024 election. Anthony Hammes, of Caledonia, has also filed to challenge Steil. Santos […]
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Federal abortion policy 1 year after Dobbs: Congress takes a back seat
Editors’ Note: This report is part of a special States Newsroom series on abortion access one year after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion. WASHINGTON — One year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, the courts rather than a divided Congress are leading the […]
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Roe v. Wade protest on Monument Square: “What does this mean to you?”
On Sunday, close to 300 people came together to protest the overturning of the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case. The protest, led by Kejuan Goldsmith and We the Change-makers, saw people of all ages, races, creeds and affiliations coming together to fight for human rights, according to We the Change-makers flyers. The Racine County […]
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No more Roe: What overturning abortion rights means for Wisconsin
In a historic decision, the United States Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a nearly 50-year-old case ruling protecting the right to abortion. With a 6-3 majority vote, conservative justices overturned the precedent set in 1973 that protected a patient’s privacy within the confines of their doctor’s office. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion […]