Abortion once more plays a key role in a state political fight,...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "But as states have codified their abortion laws, the issue doesn´t seem to motivate voters to the same extent.
48% : During the state Supreme Court debate March 12, Crawford declined to weigh in directly on the 1849 abortion case but promoted her experience representing Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and "making sure that women could make their own choices about their bodies and their health care."
47% : Abortion has become a central plank of the platform for the Democratic-backed candidate, Dane County Judge Susan Crawford, in part because of its effect on voter turnout, although to a lesser extent than during a heated 2023 state Supreme Court race that flipped the court to a liberal majority.
43% : (AP Photo/Morry Gash) Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin filed a separate lawsuit in February asking the court to rule on whether a constitutional right to abortion exists in the state.
43% : Crawford also has tried to make the race a referendum on Trump after his first months in office and tech billionaire Elon Musk, who is running Trump´s massive federal cost-cutting initiative and has funded two groups that have together spent more than $10 million to promote Schimel.
30% : "Abortion of course remains a top issue," said Charles Franklin, a Marquette University political scientist.

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