A Roe of Our Own
- Target: State Legislature
- Sponsored by: NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin
Background
In 2007, for the first time ever, the US Supreme Court upheld a ban on a safe medical procedure. The Federal Abortion ban criminalizes abortions considered safest for some women with particular high-risk medical conditions, even when a woman's health is threatened.
Wisconsin's Criminal Abortion Ban
Wisconsin has an antiquated abortion ban from the mid-1800s still on its books that carries a penalty of up to 15 years in jail (and up to $50,000 in fines) for doctors who provide abortions and up to 3.5 years in jail (and up to $10,000 in fines) for women who have an abortion or attempt to perform an abortion on themselves. There is no exception for cases of rape or incest or pregnancies that risk the health of the woman.
If abortion became illegal in Wisconsin, women will be treated like criminals, many will not seek medical help if complications arise and they could be threatened with prison. In addition, outlawing abortion will not stop abortions; it will just make them extremely dangerous and unsafe. In fact, there is no relationship between a country's abortion rate and whether abortion is legal or illegal- the only difference is that women may face death where abortion is illegal and unsafe.
Wisconsin Needs a Roe of Our Own
Wisconsin women can no longer depend on the Supreme Court to protect our right to a legal, safe abortion. We need a Roe of Our Own so that no matter what happens to Roe at the federal level, Wisconsin women are protected.Please help by signing the petition to support access to safe, legal abortion in Wisconsin. Also, please let your friends and family know about the ban and ask them to join you in signing the petition. Every voice counts! Thank you!
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