By Jordan Boyd, The Federalist, July 03, 2025
Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on X @jordanboydtx
‘It is the court’s duty to adhere to the law whether we “like” the answer or not,’ the dissenting justice noted.
In a decision deemed judicial activism and a “power grab” by pro-life and judicial experts, the leftist-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday to nullify the Badger State’s longstanding law barring abortion.
In a narrow 4 to 3 vote, the court determined that “the legislature impliedly repealed” an 1849 law that made abortion a felony.
The 19th-century statute criminalized the act of abortion except in cases when it was required to save a mother’s life. Under the state Supreme Court’s new interpretation of Wisconsin law, however, abortion is allowed until at least halfway through a woman’s pregnancy, around 20 weeks gestation. …