Wisconsin GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Denounce Call For Abortion Special Session
Wisconsin is one of more than two dozen states where abortion will become illegal if Roe v. Wade is overturned. The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to do that any day now.
Abortion is once again front and center in Wisconsin’s race for governor.
Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday called the Republican-led legislature into a special session on June 22 to “repeal Wisconsin’s criminal abortion ban.”
“I’ve said all along I’ll never stop fighting to defend reproductive rights and safe, legal access to abortion as long as I’m governor, and today, I’m asking Wisconsinites to join us by making your voices heard.”
That drew immediate reaction, and condemnation, from the Republicans running for governor.
Kevin Nicholson was first to react.
“You ignore record murder on our streets and call a special session to encourage the continuation of a practice that has killed 500K+ Wisconsin children and 60M+ American children since #RoeVWade,” Nicholson said on Twitter.
Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca