According to US media reports, Wisconsin voters on Tuesday elected progressive Janet Protasevich to the Supreme Court of the northern US state, in a victory for abortion rights advocates.

Since Protasevich’s victory in the Wisconsin Supreme Court, four progressive justices against three conservatives. This election was considered one of the most important this year, as the fate of abortion rights in this state depended on its outcome.

“Congratulations to Janet Protasevich on becoming the new Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court,” commented the state’s Family Planning Representative.

In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its landmark 1973 ruling protecting women’s right to abortion at the federal level.

After the Roe v. Wade decision is overturned, each state can decide whether to allow abortion in its territory. Many states, including Wisconsin, passed abortion laws before 1973.

Under threat of legal action, Planned Parenthood canceled all abortions in Wisconsin following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

“Abortion clinics in Wisconsin have temporarily stopped providing services due to an old law that completely prohibits abortion, and officials (state) can start to enforce it,” Abortion Finder explained at the time. abortion in the USA.

Wisconsin’s anti-abortion law dates back to 1849 and is expected to be heard by the state Supreme Court in May.

Source: APE-MPE, AFP.