Wisconsin justices ruled 4-3 to overturn a near abortion ban, a reflection of the court's liberal majority and an election that attracted millions in campaign donations.

For several years, while Wisconsin's abortion law was in flux, providers stopped offering services and at least two of them moved their practices out of state. After the state Supreme Court’s ruling,

Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling blocks a 19th-century law that for a time effectively banned abortion in nearly all instances.