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Choice Headlines

8/31/2010
Birth-control funding still drives conservatives crazy

8/31/2010
Study on Forced Pregnancy: Help for Women Who Face Threat

8/31/2010
The Way to End Abortion… Just Ignore Roe

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Press Releases

8/24/2010
NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin PAC Endorses Scott Hassett for Attorney General

8/20/2010
Pro-Choice Wisconsin PAC Announces 2010 Endorsements for State Legislature

7/19/2010
NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin PAC Endorses Tom Barret For Governor

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Current Laws

Wisconsin receives a C- (up from last year's D-) from NARAL Pro-Choice America in its annual state-by-state review of abortion and reproductive rights. These laws create barriers to abortion in Wisconsin and disproportionately affect low-income, rural and young women. Wisconsin is ranked 23rd nationally by NARAL Pro-Choice America--behind Minnesota and Iowa.
 
Anti-Choice Laws
 
Abortion Ban
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, the Wisconsin Criminal Abortion Ban could be used to imprison and/or fine women who have abortions or doctors who provide abortions.
 
Biased Counseling and Mandatory Delay
Wisconsin law subjects women seeking abortions to biased counseling requirements and a 24 hour mandatory delay.

Counseling Ban/Gag Rule
Wisconsin's counseling ban, also known as "gag rule," prohibits organizations that receive state and federal funds from counseling or referring women for abortion services, prevent doctors from treating their patients responsibly, and severely limit women's ability to make informed decisions.

Insurance Prohibition for Abortion
Wisconsin's insurance prohibition for abortion law require women to pay an extra premium to receive insurance coverage for abortion care.

Refusal to Provide Medical Services
Wisconsin allows hospitals, physicians and other individuals associated with, employed by or on the staff of a hospital to refuse to provide abortion services and steralization.  Wisconsin allows state employees to refuse to provide family planning and birth control services.

Restrictions on Low-Income Women’s Access to Abortion
Wisconsin law restricts low-income women's access to abortion by prohibiting public funding for abortion for women eligible for state medical assistance for general health care.

Restrictions on Young Women’s Access to Abortion
Wisconsin law restricts young women's access to abortion by requiring the concent of one parent or adult family member.

Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)
Wisconsin imposes a variety of burdensome requirements on abortion providers that are not imposed on other health care providers.

 
Pro-Choice Laws
 
Healthy Youth Act
The Healthy Youth Act updates Wisconsin’s education standards to provide comprehensive, medically accurate, un-biased and age-appropriate information to students in classrooms that choose to teach human growth and development courses.
 
Wisconsin law requires emergency rooms to provide rape victims with information about and access to emergency contraception.
 
Wisconsin law requires employers that provide insurance coverage for prescription drugs to provide the same coverage for contraception.
 
Wisconsin provides certain low-income women coverage for Medicaid-funded reproductive health care services through the Medicaid Family Planning Waiver.
 
Wisconsin law protects women seeking reproductive health care and medical personnel from blockades and violence.
 
 
Other Related Laws
 
Wisconsin restricts post-viability abortions.

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