The Midterms Will Determine If Wisconsin and Arizona’s Abortion Laws Go Back To The 1800s
Both Wisconsin and Arizona have abortion laws from the 1800s on their books, and the outcome of the midterms could have a big impact on the future of abortion access in both states.
In Wisconsin, their pre-Civil War ban went into effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned. The current Democratic Governor, Tony Evers, and Attorney General, Josh Kaul, have filed a lawsuit against the ban — but they’re both up for reelection.
In Arizona, it seems like the legality of abortion changes every few weeks. That’s because there’s been a battle over whether an 1864 ban should take precedence over more recent laws (yes, that’s a ban from before Arizona was a state.) That’s made the attorney general race and some down-ballot district attorney races very important for the fate of abortion access in Arizona.
