Despite the regaining of abortion access, Wisconsin “remained one of the top states for (Illinois) patient volume,” the Planned Parenthood Illinois statement said.

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republican prosecutors in Wisconsin said they intended to enforce the old law.

In a 4-3 ruling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority ruled the 1849 law had been "impliedly repealed" by changes the Legislature has enacted over the years.