Wisconsin’s Very Own Roe v. Wade?

null By The Editorial BoardDec. 10, 2023 5:22 pm ETJournal Editorial Report: Haley and DeSantis debate the man who wasn’t there. Images: Zuma Press/AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyAbortion is legal again in Wisconsin, after a judge in Dane County held Tuesday that an 1849 law that had been thought to ban the procedure doesn’t apply as long as the mother consents. This ruling could go to the state Supreme Court, and the liberal Justices there are already flexing their new 4-3 majority.Circuit Judge Diane Schlipper had signaled this was coming in a July opinion, though the law isn’t exactly confusing. “Any person, other than the mother, who intentionally destroys the life of an unborn child is guilty of a Class H felony,” one section says. There’s an exception for when an abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Sponsored OffersBallard Designs: Sign for the newsletter and sa