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Federal appeals court denies Wisconsin legislature’s move to intervene in abortion challenge

November 11, 2019

Via: Jurist

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday affirmed the district court’s denial of the Wisconsin legislature’s motion to intervene in a Planned Parenthood lawsuit to challenge state abortion regulations.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin sued against Wisconsin’s Attorney General to enjoin enforcement of state abortion regulations that it alleges violate the constitutional rights of it and its patients. The Wisconsin legislature moved to intervene in the suit to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim.

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