Evers pushes to repeal abortion ban ahead of court election

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and his fellow Democrats worked Monday to keep the spotlight on abortion ahead of next month's state Supreme Court election, resurrecting a bill that would repeal the state's 1849 ban on the practice. Democrats introduced the bill in June days before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. Republicans who control the Legislature refused to take up the bill, and the overturning of Roe put Wisconsin's abortion ban back in play. Evers and...