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Wis. Stat. § 940.13 (2026)

Abortion exception

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940.13940.13 Abortion exception. No fine or imprisonment may be imposed or enforced against and no prosecution may be brought against a woman who obtains an abortion or otherwise violates any provision of any abortion statute with respect to her unborn child or fetus, and s. 939.05, 939.30 or 939.31 does not apply to a woman who obtains an abortion or otherwise violates any provision of any abortion statute with respect to her unborn child or fetus.
940.13 HistoryHistory: 1985 a. 56.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: Jennie McCormack v. Mark Hiedeman, 694 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2012).
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Jennie McCormack v. Mark Hiedeman, 694 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2012). “”); Wis. Stat. Ann. § 940.13 (providing no fine or imprisonment for a woman who obtains an abortion or violates any provision of an abortion statute).”
State v. Deborah J.Z., 596 N.W.2d 490 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999). “See §§ 940.13, 940.15(7), Stats. These statutes more appropriately address the present situation — one where a mother intends to harm her unborn child — and exempt a pregnant woman from prosecution.”
Josh Kaul v. Joel Urmanski, as DA for Sheboygan Cnty., WI, 2025 WI 32 (Wis. 2025). · cites it 7× “§ 940.13, which provides a more general exception to criminal liability for obtaining abortions, stating that “[n]o fine or imprisonment may be imposed or enforced against and no prosecution may be brought against a woman who obtains an abortion or otherwise violates any…”
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