John,

Gov. Tony Evers just called a special session of our State Legislature to repeal a criminal abortion ban written into Wisconsin state law in 1849. Wisconsin’s antiquated, 173 year old abortion ban could go into effect immediately should Roe v. Wade be overturned, and would render abortion illegal, even in cases of rape or incest.

Today, to ensure a better tomorrow, we need our state legislators, on both sides of the aisle, to come together and protect our freedoms.

Sign our petition, demand state legislators repeal the criminal abortion ban in Wisconsin.

No judge, no politician, no elected or partisan-appointed official should be able to take away our right to make personal medical decisions for ourselves, or take away our ability to decide if and when we want to start a family. Gov. Evers knows this, and our legislators should, too.

Our freedom to make personal health and medical decisions ourselves is in jeopardy. Gov. Evers is right to call a special session and demand legislators act to protect Wisconsinites from a 173 year law that, if allowed to stand, takes away their rights.

Without the protection of Roe v. Wade, and with the criminal abortion ban still on the books, local clinics that are vital to our communities could be forced to close their doors for good, barring thousands of Wisconsinites from access to essential medical care.

By punishing not only those who are in critical need of reproductive healthcare, but also the medical professionals giving them a safe choice, legislators who support the criminal abortion ban are telling Wisconsinites one thing: your body, their choice.

Regardless of party lines, there is clearly only one right decision here: repeal the criminal abortion ban in Wisconsin.