On July 2, 2025, the [[ACLU]] sued to block a [[pro-life]] [[ballot initiative]] intended for the November 2026 ballot.<ref>https://www.liveaction.org/news/aclu-sues-block-missouri-abortion-ballot-language/</ref>
On July 2, 2025, the [[ACLU]] sued to block a [[pro-life]] [[ballot initiative]] intended for the November 2026 ballot.<ref>https://www.liveaction.org/news/aclu-sues-block-missouri-abortion-ballot-language/</ref>
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== Wisconsin ==
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The 4-3 [[pro-abortion]] majority on the [[Wisconsin Supreme Court]] ruled on July 2, 2025, against a 1849 [[pro-life]] law, thereby allowing [[abortion]] through at least 20 years [[gestation]] there.<ref>https://www.liveaction.org/news/wisconsin-supreme-court-strikes-down-1849-law/</ref> Wisconsin Right to Life immediately responded as follows:
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{{cquote|This is a deeply disappointing decision for those of us who believe every human life has inherent value and deserves legal protection from the moment of conception. For over 175 years, Wisconsin’s 940.04 statute recognized that truth.
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The court did not point to a single state statute that specifically repealed s. 940.04. To assert that a repeal is implied is to legislate from the bench.<ref>https://wisconsinrighttolife.org/wrtl-blog/2025/07/02/wisconsin-right-to-life-responds-to-state-supreme-court-ruling-on-statute-940-04/</ref>}}