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Wisconsin Republican lawmakers reject abortion ban repeal

Dozens of protesters gather in the Wisconsin state Capitol rotunda in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in hopes of convincing Republican lawmakers to repeal the state's 173-year-old ban on abortions. The ban has been dormant since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 but the court is expected to overturn that ruling any day. That would reactivate Wisconsin's ban. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called a special legislative session Wednesday afternoon to repeal the ban but Republicans control the Legislature and were expected to gavel in and gavel out without taking any action. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond)

Wisconsin Democratic Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer addresses reporters and abortions rights supporters at a news conference in the state Capitol on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Harm Venhuizen)

Abortion rights supporters gather for a "pink out" protest organized by Planned Parenthood in the rotunda of the state Capitol Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Harm Venhuizen)

FILE - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers addresses a joint session of the Legislature in the Assembly chambers at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. on Feb. 15, 2022. Republican legislators in Wisconsin were poised Wednesday, June 22, to meet in a special session Evers called to repeal the battleground state's dormant abortion ban and quickly adjourn without taking any action. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Wisconsin Republican lawmakers reject abortion ban repeal