MADISON, WI (AP)— Republican Tim Michels says he would sign an abortion ban with exceptions for rape and incest if it came to his desk as governor.
That's a shift from his earlier statement that the state’s 1849 ban — with an exception only for the life of the mother — was “an exact mirror” of his position.
Currently, an 1849 law bans all abortion procedures in Wisconsin, with no exceptions for rape or incest.
Polls have repeatedly shown that a majority of people in Wisconsin support abortion rights. A spokeswoman for Evers’ campaign says she doubts that Michels’ views have changed.