The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban. The court’s liberal majority ruled 4-3 on Wednesday that the ban is no longer valid because newer abortion restrictions superseded it.

Women in Wisconsin will continue to have access to abortion services under a new ruling from the state's highest court.

The liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down an abortion ban in the state that dates back 176 years. The state's top court ruled 4-3 that the ban was superseded by a newer state law that criminalizes abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb.