But throughout this campaign, he has taken issues on cases pending before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, including cases like one involving an 1849 abortion law that if it were in effect, would criminalize pretty much all abortions in Wisconsin. He [Judge Schimmel] has openly said, when he's in front of audiences of his political allies that there is nothing wrong with that [1849 abortion] law and it should be enforced. And that is not the kind of open mindedness that we expect from judges. It is prejudicial to the parties in that case. (05:48–06:18)
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Asserts that Judge Schimmel has publicly supported the enforcement of the 1849 abortion law.
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