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 The Wisconsin Supreme Court Matters to Women's Health
Wisconsin's Supreme Court is an important body that could decide the future of women's access to reproductive health care, including legal abortion services.
Criminalizing Women and Doctors - If Roe v. Wade is reversed, Wisconsin's criminal abortion statute would go into effect, putting women and their doctors in prison for having or performing an abortion. If this were to happen, a lawsuit would be filed in state court to try to stop the implementation of this dangerous and outdated law.
Pharmacist Refusal - Neil Noesen, the pharmacist who refused to fill and transfer a woman's birth control prescription, has appealed the Pharmacy Examining Board's disciplinary ruling. This case may very likely end up in the Wisconsin Supreme Court, making the state court very important in protecting patient access to prescription medications and prohibiting refusals by pharmacists.
Health Exception - If the U.S. Supreme Court decides in the pending Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood case that abortion restrictions do not have to contain a health exception, Wisconsin will likely see attempts made to pass new abortion restrictions lacking health exceptions. These attempts may then have to be litigated in state courts.
Reproductive Rights - Because of President Bush's commitment to appointing far-right judges, federal courts are hostile to reproductive rights issues, making our state courts even more important.
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 Under Wisconsin Law 940.04
women and their doctors could go to prison...
For having or performing an abortion.
Even in cases of rape and incest.
Or if a woman's health is in danger.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court
Matters to Women's Health
and could decide the future of women's access to reproductive health care, including legal abortion services.
If Roe v. Wade is reversed, Wisconsin's criminal abortion statute would go into effect. If this were to happen, a lawsuit would be filed in state court to try to stop the implementation of this dangerous and outdated law. |
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 In Wisconsin today, some pharmacists are refusing to fill prescriptions for birth control, putting women and their health at risk.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court
Matters to Women's Health:
Neil Noesen, the pharmacist who refused to fill and transfer a woman's birth control prescription, has appealed the Pharmacy Examining Board's disciplinary ruling.
This case may very likely end up before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be very important in protecting patient access to prescription medications and prohibiting refusals by pharmacists. |
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
During the fall of 2006, voters overwhelmingly voted for pro-choice policies and candidates in states across the country. One reason for this pro-choice tidal wave was the continued erosion of reasonable women's health policies and constitutional protections at the state and federal levels. Voters understood the importance of voting on these crucial issues in their state legislatures and governors' offices.
Protecting access to legal abortion continues to be played out in the U.S. Supreme Court, but state courts also have an important role protecting civil liberties. Due to two new anti-women's health justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, both Roe v. Wade and constitutional protections that prohibit states from passing abortion restrictions that threaten a woman's health are at risk. The pending federal abortion ban case could trigger legal activity within Wisconsin courts in order to protect women’s health and abortion access. This potential underscores the importance of state courts.
Wisconsin's Supreme Court is an important body that could decide the future of women’s access to reproductive health care, including legal abortion services. |
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Paid for by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, a 501(c)(4) qualified non-profit corporation, Lisa Boyce, Treasurer. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's agent or committee. |
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