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Written by Evers Press Wisconsin   
Wednesday, 15 June 2022 10:40

women-health-servicesOverturning Roe v. Wade threatens the rights of millions across the country, and 61% of Wisconsinites support abortion access.


MADISON, Wis. — As Wisconsin legislators prepare to convene next Wednesday for Governor Tony Evers’ special session on reproductive healthcare, the majority of Wisconsinites — 61% — support safe and legal access to abortion.

tony-eversReproductive healthcare decisions should be made by individuals and their doctors, not legislators, justices, and special interests in the U.S. Supreme Court or legislature. That’s why Gov. Evers called a special session on reproductive healthcare, because if the Supreme Court overturns Roe, Wisconsin’s archaic abortion ban — which provides no exceptions for abortion in the cases of rape or incest — could go back into effect, effectively turning back the clock on reproductive healthcare access in Wisconsin by more than a century.

Wisconsin’s abortion ban, passed 12 years before the start of the Civil War, is 173 years old and older than the Republican Party itself. Overturning Roe v. Wade threatens the rights of millions across the country, and in Wisconsin, Gov. Evers will continue to stand for reproductive freedom and the right to an abortion.

“Every Wisconsinite should have the right to make a reproductive healthcare decision that is right for them, and 61% support abortion access,” said Tony for Wisconsin Senior Press Secretary Kayla Anderson. “As they prepare to convene in special session, state legislators should listen to the vast majority of their consituents and heed Governor Evers’ call to repeal Wisconsin’s 173-year old abortion ban.”

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About Governor Tony Evers
From his days as a public school science teacher to now as Governor, Tony Evers has worked to bring people together, instead of driving them apart. He cut income taxes by fifteen percent for most families and directed almost a billion dollars to tens of thousands of small businesses and farms to prevent layoffs and create new jobs. Rather than focus on hot-button political issues meant to divide us, Evers will keep working to address the cost of living, get people back to work, and give our kids the education they need to thrive. Governor Tony Evers is doing the right thing for Wisconsin. Learn more at TonyEvers.com.