A little history of abortion bans in Wisconsin and Gov Evers vetos of current Repug bills...........

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Trigger warning: this thread talks in general terms about horrific circumstances in which Republicans still want to ban abortion.

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@benwikler
Wisconsin became a state in 1848. The next year, the state legislature passed a ban on abortion. Under this law, performing an abortion is a felony for which doctors could be punished up to 6 years in prison—unless necessary to save the life of the mother. https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statu

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@benwikler

Roe invalidated Wisconsin’s abortion ban, but it’s still on the books. Governor Tony Evers, Attorney General Josh Kaul, and Wisconsin Democrats have been pushing to repeal the law and protect reproductive freedom—but WI Republicans have refused.

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Meanwhile, Wisconsin Republicans have been pushing a slew of new bills to constrict reproductive freedom. Governor Evers has already vetoed nine of them: four in the 2019 session, 5 in 2021.

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Each of the Republican candidates for governor welcomed the leaked draft decision with enthusiasm. 61% of Wisconsinites support Roe. But Rebecca Kleefisch wrote “SCOTUS will overturn Roe v. Wade. It’s about time!”

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Twelve years ago, @RebeccaforReal
echoed and agreed with a fellow Republican politician’s statement that rape survivors considering abortion should “turn lemons into lemonade.”
https://facebook.com/permalink.php?

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In fact, @RebeccaforReal believes that Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban, which makes an exception only for the life of the person carrying the child, doesn’t go far enough.

https://wkow.com/news/why-wisco

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And just yesterday, #RadicalRebecca doubled down to say she wouldn’t support abortion in the cases of rape or incest, something the 1849 law does not exempt for either:

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Kevin Nicholson (@KevinMNicholson ), a long-time supporter of defunding Planned Parenthood, has pledged to support a “personhood” bill that could limit access to IVF treatments and access to contraception. Here’s how he reacted to the SCOTUS leak:

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To sum up GOP candidates for WI Gov:

Rebecca Kleefisch: “opposes abortion under any circumstance.”
Kevin Nicholson: “I'm not looking to add exceptions to anything.”
Tim Ramthun: ​​“I am hardcore, 100% pro-life without exceptions.”
Tim Michels: no exceptions for rape or incest

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@Tony4WI
· May 5
Reproductive rights are at stake here in Wisconsin and we can’t turn back the clock. My fellow Democratic governors and I will continue to fight for reproductive rights.

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Meanwhile, there’s an office that will play a key role with regard to reproductive freedom in Wisconsin: our Attorney General. AG Josh Kaul made clear that if Roe is overturned, he won’t use Dept of Justice resources to enforce the abortion ban.

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