Abortion Archives - Wisconsin Health News https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/category/abortion/ A daily roundup of Wisconsin healthcare news. Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:49:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Poll finds little change in how Wisconsin voters see Dobbs decision https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/11/09/poll-finds-little-change-in-how-wisconsin-voters-see-dobbs-decision/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:49:46 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52963 A majority of Wisconsin voters continue to oppose the United States Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a Marquette Law School Poll released Wednesday. 

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]]> Anti-abortion groups call on Dane, Milwaukee DAs to prosecute abortion providers https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/09/27/anti-abortion-groups-call-on-dane-milwaukee-das-to-prosecute-abortion-providers/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:05:33 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52637 Anti-abortion groups are asking the district attorneys in Dane and Milwaukee counties to enforce an 1849 state law that they say bans abortion except to save the life of a pregnant person. Their call comes a week after Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin resumed abortion services following a ruling by a judge who said the law does not apply to consensual medical abortions. 

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]]> Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will resume abortion care services Monday in Milwaukee and Madison, after a Dane County judge said this summer that an 1849 state law doesn’t apply to consensual medical abortions.

The provider will offer services at its Water Street Health Center in Milwaukee and Madison East Health Center. Patients can start scheduling appointments Thursday.

“With patients and community as our central priority and driving force, we are eager to resume abortion services and provide this essential care to people in our state,” CEO Tanya Atkinson said in a statement. “With the recent confirmation from the court that there is not an enforceable abortion ban in Wisconsin, our staff can now provide the full scope of sexual and reproductive healthcare to anyone in Wisconsin who needs it, no matter what.”

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin suspended abortion services in June 2022 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The provider has maintained that the state’s 1849 criminal abortion ban is not enforceable, but stopped offering abortion care due to the threat of persecution, per the statement.

Attorney General Josh Kaul sued over the 144-year-old law last year. In July, Dane County Judge Diane Schlipper ruled the challenge can move forward and said that the law in question applies to feticide, which has a special legal definition that does not include abortion.

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]]> Panel weighs in on workforce challenges, state budget https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/08/11/panel-weighs-in-on-workforce-challenges-state-budget/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:47:19 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52275 The 2023-25 state budget includes a slew of healthcare and long-term care investments, but lawmakers left out key planks of Gov. Tony Evers' original proposal. 

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]]> Evers calls special session to tackle workforce, including healthcare https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/08/09/evers-calls-special-session-to-tackle-workforce-including-healthcare/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 17:10:55 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52255 Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday called for a special session of the Legislature to take up a broad workforce initiative, which would in part create a paid family and medical leave program, continue a grant program to help regional organizations respond to healthcare-related workforce challenges and provide around $60 million to grow the healthcare workforce. 

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]]> Kaul asks court to declare 1849 law doesn’t apply to abortion https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/08/08/kaul-asks-court-to-declare-1849-law-doesnt-apply-to-abortion/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:29:47 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52243 Attorney General Josh Kaul and a group of doctors are asking a Dane County Circuit Court to expedite a challenge to Wisconsin’s 1849 criminal abortion ban and issue a final judgment affirming the law doesn't apply to consensual medical abortions. 

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]]> Legislative Democrats urge FDA to make medication abortion available over the counter https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/07/26/legislative-democrats-urge-fda-to-make-medication-abortion-available-over-the-counter/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:31:14 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52154 Forty-two state Democratic lawmakers are urging the Food and Drug Administration to make medication abortion available over the counter as soon as possible.

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]]> Dane County judge: 1849 law applies to feticide, not abortion https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/07/10/dane-county-judge-1849-law-applies-to-feticide-not-abortion/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:28:13 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52006 A case seeking to render unenforceable an 1849 law banning abortion except to save the life of the mother can move forward, a Dane County judge ruled Friday.

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]]> Budget heads to Evers https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/06/30/budget-heads-to-evers-2/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 16:16:56 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=51982 The state’s 2023-25 budget is heading to Gov. Tony Evers for his consideration, after the Republican-controlled Assembly approved the plan on a 63-34 party-line vote. 

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]]> Lawmakers introduce bill establishing right to contraception https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/06/27/lawmakers-introduce-bill-establishing-right-to-contraception/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 17:04:47 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=51949 Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation last week that would establish a right to contraception in state law. 

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