Politics WATCH: The decision to strike down the 1849 abortion ban didn’t happen in a vacuum UpNorthNews Staff July 30, 2025 Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window)X Share on Mail (Opens in new window)Mail Copy link Earlier this month, the Wisconsin Supreme Court released a decision throwing out an 1849 statute banning abortion. In case you missed that news, video correspondent Kiana Heller breaks it down here. Popular Things To Do What’s happening in Wisconsin: Badger State Buzz (July 6-12) Education Vouchers drain vital funds from rural Wisconsin schools Money & Jobs Rubber-stamped regrets: Trump policies under Tom Tiffany are costing families their summer fun Politics Question of the Week: Still a two-party system in 50 years? Reproductive Rights ‘They call us Jezebels’: Why one Wisconsin mom spends her Saturdays escorting abortion patients past protesters Follow Us TikTok YouTube Instagram X Facebook Newest Videos News Could an election denier be Wisconsin’s next governor? News Kenosha woman says Wisconsin’s abortion ban put her family through hell News Funding for Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program about to expire News Here’s how they created a ‘$50 billion’ rural healthcare fund in a world of budget cuts News Rep. Pocan slams Pete Hegseth’s hypocritical anti-DEI policies