The race for an open seat
on the Wisconsin Supreme Court
is heating up
and you could expect to see
a lot of campaign ads
focused on abortion
in the next few weeks.
I'm Here & Now
senior political reporter
Zac Schultz.
Just last summer
the Wisconsin Supreme Court
invalidated the state's
1849 abortion law.
The 4-3 decision
by the court's
liberal majority
ruled the abortion laws
passed since then
nullified the 1849 law.
The race this April
won't change the balance
of power on the court
but we wanted to know how
the candidates would have ruled
if they'd been on the bench.
The liberal candidate
Judge Chris Taylor
said she agreed
with the majority
and would have struck down
the 1849 law.
The conservative candidate
Judge Maria Lazar
wouldn't say how
she would have ruled
but stressed even if she won
the conservatives on the court
would still be in the minority
so it wouldn't have changed
the outcome or the decision.
Lazar went on to stress
she considers
the issue of abortion settled
when it comes to the court
and any changes
to current law should come
from the Legislature.
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