Abortion Rates Surge in U.S. Post-Dobbs, Wisconsin Bishops Criticize Ruling
Abortion rates in the U.S. have surged following the Dobbs decision, reaching about 1.14 million in 2024. This increase is heavily correlated with poverty and low incomes, with 75% of women seeking abortion being low-income. Meanwhile, Wisconsin's Catholic bishops have criticized a recent court ruling that struck down the state's 1849 abortion ban.
The Wisconsin Catholic Conference, representing the state's bishops, described the court's decision as 'tragic'. The ruling, made by a Wisconsin court, invalidated the 1849 abortion ban, which had exceptions only when necessary to preserve the mother's life or advised by two physicians. The Catholic Church teaches that human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the first moment of conception, and abortion is morally evil.
The 4-3 ruling held that past abortion regulation laws had implicitly repealed the 1849 abortion ban. Plaintiffs, including Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, brought the case following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
Despite the Catholic Church's stance on abortion, a growing number of Catholics accept abortion's legality. According to a Pew Research Center poll, 59% now say abortion should be legal in most or all cases, indicating a shift in acceptance among Catholics since 2007.
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