abortion

Federal prosecutors have charged a man with firebombing a prominent Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group's office last year. The U.S. attorney's office in Madison announced that 29-year-old Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury was arrested Tuesday at Boston's Logan International Airport and charged with one count of attempting to cause damage by means of fire or an explosive.

Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature are proposing rape and incest exceptions to the state’s 1849 abortion ban and clarifying when abortions that protect the health of the mother would be allowed. But the bill they unveiled Wednesday would not return the same rights that were in place under Roe v. Wade.

The state's 1849 abortion ban protects the life of the mother. But doctors say that's too limiting.

U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra tours a health clinic in Cudahy, and a lab at the UWM College of Nursing.

GOP lawmakers continue their go-ahead with efforts that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers can't veto.

Kristen Petranek has a history of miscarriages – and she has diabetes, which makes pregnancy risky. She fears that if something goes wrong, her state's law may inhibit doctors from helping her.

The legal battle over abortion access will likely land at the state Supreme Court. An election next year could shuffle things up.

When Roe vs. Wade was overturned, most abortions became illegal in Wisconsin. The 1849 law only allows abortions to save the pregnant person's life. Since the decision, more men are choosing to go under the knife to prevent pregnancy—seeking a vasectomy, and doctors notice that patients are younger.

Wisconsin’s criminal abortion law has been a major issue in the midterm elections, and some of the people most affected by it are physicians. Although the law makes an exception for saving the life of the pregnant person, in practice, it can be difficult to know where the line is between what’s considered life-saving and what’s not.

Most abortions are illegal in Wisconsin. POWERS — or Pregnancy Options Wisconsin: Education, Resources & Support is a network of people helping Wisconsinites access the resources they may need to get the procedure.