Wisconsin Legislator Seeks To Repeal Abortion Law
By micro99 at 13 November, 2008, 12:16 pm
Although abortion was legalized across the country with the Roe v. Wade decision, a state law making the procedure a crime has remained on the books in the state of Wisconsin. It’s a law State Representative Terese Berceau wants to abolish.
A bill repealing the law, which dates to the 1800s, failed to pass last year, but with Democrats holding a majority in the state Legislature and the Governor’s office, Berceau hopes the legislation will go through when the assembly meets next year.
Berceau told the The Capitol Times of Madison, Wisconsin that reintroducing the bill is a top priority but said she expects the Democrats in the state legislature to be more bipartisan but will not accept proposals from “extreme” groups.
The Wisconsin law was made unenforceable by the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision but the law could come into play if the Supreme Court made a future ruling on abortion.
While the state law criminalizing abortion has not been enforced since 1973, late term or partial birth abortions are prohibited under Wisconsin law and are a Class A felony punishable by a life sentence. Except in some situations, parental consent is required before a minor can have an abortion in the state.
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