Abortion rights enjoy a double-digit victory in contentious Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Supporters of reproductive rights enjoyed a major victory in Wisconsin when, on Tuesday, April 4, liberal Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz was elected to the state’s supreme court and defeated far-right MAGA Republican Dan Kelly by double digits. Protasiewicz campaigned aggressively on the abortion issue, stressing that Kelly was vehemently anti-abortion and would, if elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, help enforce a pre-Civil War abortion ban that goes back to 1849. Slamming Kelly as an “extremist,” Protasiewicz also attacked him as a supporter of MAGA efforts to o…

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