MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by a newer state law that criminalizes abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb.

Advocates in Illinois warned that people in Wisconsin still face other obstacles to accessing reproductive care.

The ruling highlights the importance of state courts for reproductive rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade