| Wisconsin Facts & Figures |
| AbortionIn 2007, 8,267 women had abortions in Wisconsin.(1) Ten percent of pregnancies resulted in abortion in 2005.(2) There were only nine abortion ...
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| The Hyde Amendment and Public Funding for Abortion |
| In 1976, Congress passed the Hyde Amendment, a law that states that federal dollars cannot pay for abortion unless the ...
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| Teen Pregnancy and STI Rates in Wisconsin |
| High Teen Pregnancy RatesThough national teen birth rates are lower now than they have been in a generation, the city ...
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| Infant Mortality in Wisconsin |
| Wisconsin’s infant mortality rate is among the highest in the nation at 6.4 deaths per 1,000 live births. (1) Infant mortality ...
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| Medical Abortion |
| Learn about what medical abortion involves, how it has evolved in the United States, and why we should make it ...
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| Federal Abortion Ban |
| On April 18, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld the Federal Abortion Ban signed into law ...
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| Limited Access to Emergency Contraception |
| Emergency contraception (EC), often referred to as the “morning-after” pill, contains the same hormones as regular birth control pills. When ...
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| Young Women's Abortion Rights |
| Responsible parents should be involved when their young daughters face an unintended pregnancy. Indeed, every parent hopes that a child ...
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| Sterilization in Catholic Hospitals |
| To be minimally intrusive for the woman, sterilization should be performed as soon as possible after giving birth to her ...
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| Title X Clinics: Reproductive Health Care for Low-Income Women |
| What Are Title X Clinics?The federal Title X program provides public funding for family planning and preventive health care screening ...
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| A Crisis in Providers |
| A woman’s ability to access abortion and exercise her right to chose is closely link to the number of abortion ...
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| Pro-Choice Terms |
| A glossary of pro-choice activism, reproductive technology and political action.
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| Hablemos claramente sobre la educacion sexual REAL |
| Dólares de los contribuyentes que se han gastado en programas federales de "abstinencia solamente" en los últimose 10 años: $1,000 ...
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| Prevention First Initiatives |
| Prevention First: Personal Decisions, Personal Responsibilities
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| Talking About Choice |
| Personalize your pro-choice beliefs. Many times we talk about reproductive rights in the abstract. If you are able to bring ...
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| Abstinence Only vs. Comprehensive Sexuality Education |
| Compare Abstinence Only Sex Education to Comprehensive Sex Education.(Large sections taken from Advocates for Youth's Sex Education Programs: Definitions & ...
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| 10 Facts About Sexuality Education |
| United States has unacceptably high rates of teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and HIV/AIDS infections. To address this challenge, ...
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| A Roe of Our Own |
| A Roe of Our Own is a campaign to ensure that no matter what happens to Roe v. Wade, Wisconsin women's ...
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| List of CPCs in Wisconsin |
| Below is a list of known Crisis Pregnancy Centers in Wisconsin. As you will notice there are over 100 CPCs ...
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| Anti-Choice Statements - Pro-Choice Responses |
| Perhaps more than ever before, we appreciate the values and freedoms that make Americans unique. The freedom to choose – ...
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| The Art of Tabling |
| Tabling is one of the best tried and true recruitment and campaigning methods. It’s extremely effective for the following reasons: An ...
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| Dealing with Anti-Choice Individuals |
| The primary goal of our outreach is to inform and activate the pro-choice majority. However, no matter how pro-choice the ...
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| Phone Bank Volunteer Instructions |
| The following is instructions for Voice for Choice volunteers.
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| How to Host a House Party for Choice |
| For more information about hosting a House Party for Choice, contact our Development Director, Kate at Kate@prochoicewisconsin.org. She will help ...
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| How to Collect Petition Signatures |
| Petition collecting is the process of gathering signatures in support of, or opposition to, a particular issue. Most petitions are ...
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| Choice Related Supreme Court Cases |
| Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) — The Supreme Court invalidated a Connecticut statute that prohibited the use of contraceptives, stating that ...
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| Birth Control Protection Act |
| The Birth Control Protection Act will require pharmacists, when presented with a prescription, to dispense birth control without delay. It ...
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| Diez hechos importantes sobre el aborto |
| Sabe los hechos sobre el aborto
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| Programa de servicios gratuitos para la planificación familiar |
| Click here for the English version of this fact sheet.
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| What Does It Mean to Be Pro-Choice? |
| A person is pro-choice if she or he:
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| Crisis Pregnancy Centers |
| Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) are the ‘provider’ arm of the anti-choice movement. They usually offer free pregnancy testing, counseling, and ...
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| How to Contact Your Legislators |
| Writing a letter, sending an email or simply calling your legislator's office are great ways to convey your opinions, concerns or support ...
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| How to Register in Favor/Against a Bill at the Capitol |
| Learn how to register in favor/against a bill at the state capitol in 8 easy steps!
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| How a Bill becomes Law in Wisconsin |
| Learn how a bill becomes a law in the state legislature.
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| How to Lobby Your Representatives In Person |
| Communicating with your representatives through lobbying is your right as a private citizen. Lobbying is simply the conveyance of ideas and opinions to encourage the passage, defeat or amending of legislation. It is important that representatives know the concerns and wishes of the people they are elected to represent.
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| Emergency Contraception versus Medical Abortion |
| Plan B® is a brand name of emergency contraceptive commonly referred to as the morning after pill that is the single most promising avenue for preventing unintended pregnancy and abortion. Mifepristone, brand name Mifeprex, is a legal, safe and effective early abortion option.
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| Family Planning Waiver Program |
| The Family Planning Waiver Program provides contraceptive services and related reproductive health care services to eligible women in Wisconsin. Birth control methods, supplies and family planning health care services are included in the program.
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| 100 Ways You Can Fight for Choice |
| Looking for a way to protect reproductive rights and the freedom to make the personal and private decisions about birth ...
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| Where to Send Letters to the Editor |
| This fact sheet tells you where to send a letter to the editor at your community newspaper.
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| HPV Vaccine |
| The HPV vaccine protects against the two kinds of HPV that cause 70% of cervical cancer and the two strands of HPV that cause 90% of genital warts.
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| A Crisis in Access to Hospital-Based Abortion Services in Wisconsin |
| In 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in the landmark decision Roe v. Wade. This decision brought an end ...
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| 10 Important Facts About Abortion |
| Know the facts about abortion.
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| 10 Important Facts About Contraception |
| Know the facts about contraception.
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| Emergency Contraception 101 |
| Plan B® is an emergency contraceptive commonly referred to as the morning after pill that is the single most promising avenue for preventing unintended pregnancy and abortion.
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| Roe v. Wade |
| On January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court voted 7-2 to strike down a Texas law prohibiting abortion, citing ...
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| How to Write and Submit a Letter to the Editor |
| This fact sheet provides tips that will help you write a letter to the editor that is more likely to ...
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