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Maria S. Lazar: “I have never said that I support the 1849 law. I have never…”

Featuring: Maria S. Lazar, Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II

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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates sit down with FOX 11 to discuss key issues ahead of election

Published | Video Starts at 04:01

So if my opponent's home state of California decides that they want to have certain rules on abortion, they can. If their people want them. If my home state of Wisconsin wants to have certain rules, they can. I have never said that I support the 1849 law. I have never said that. And I don't. And if you want. I've never thought that. What makes you the right person to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court? Well, I have had a 30 year legal career that has been very rich, very diverse. (04:01–04:09)

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Asserts that she does not support the 1849 criminal abortion ban in Wisconsin.

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