Posted 2/29/2012
Please take immediate action!
The State Assembly will wrap up voting on new pieces of legislation on March 15. It is expected that the Assembly will vote on two crucial pieces of right-to-life legislation prior to March 15. Wisconsin Right to Life is the lead organization promoting both of these live-saving measures.
Assembly Bill 371
Wisconsin took a giant step forward towards protecting women seeking abortions last week by passing SB 306, the Coercive and Web Cam Abortion Prevention Act. For far too long, numbers of women have reported that they were coerced into having abortions. SB 306, passed by a 17-15 vote, ensures that an assessment will be made to determine if a woman’s consent to an abortion is voluntary.
In addition, women will be further protected by requiring in person administration of chemical abortion-inducing drugs like RU 486. This requirement would prohibit web cam abortions which are occurring in Iowa and Minnesota from being introduced into local communities in Wisconsin. The FDA has reported over 2,200 adverse incidents since 2000 from use of abortion-inducing drugs, including the deaths of 14 women. RU 486 abortions, administered after a woman has been diagnosed as being pregnant, are different from the morning after pill.
Finally the Coercive and Web Cam Abortion Prevention Act repeals penalties to women who obtain abortions. This repeal removes a conflict in the statues and ensures that once abortions become illegal again in Wisconsin, a woman who obtains an abortion cannot be fined or imprisoned. Senator Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) is the State Senate author of this legislation.
The Assembly is expected to take up the Assembly version of the Coercive and Web Cam Abortion Prevention Act ... Assembly Bill 371. Assembly Representative Michelle Litjens (R-Oshkosh) is the Assembly author of this important legislation. If the measure passes in the Assembly, it will then go to Governor Scott Walker for his signature.
Assembly Bill 154
This legislation opts Wisconsin out of abortion coverage in the health care exchanges mandated by Obamacare. Without this vital legislation, Wisconsin taxpayers would be forced to subsidize abortion coverage in the health plans offered through Obamacare's health care exchanges. On May 20, the State Senate passed the State Senate version of the legislation (Senate Bill 92). Senator Rich Zipperer (R-Pewaukee) is the State Senate author of the measure.
Now, the Assembly is set to vote on the Assembly version of the legislation (Assembly Bill 154), which is authored by Representative Robin Vos (R-Racine). If the measure passes in the Assembly, it will then go to Governor Scott Walker for his signature.
Please write or call your state assembly representative, Rep. Fred Clark and ask your Assembly Representative to vote for Assembly Bill 371 and Assembly Bill 154. Also ask your Assembly Representative to oppose all amendments to these measures. Pro-abortion legislators typically offer amendments to right-to-life measures in order to water them down. Please contact your Representative immediately because votes on these measures could occur any time before March 15.
Please contact your legislator today! Remember to include your home address so your legislator will know you live in their district.
Rep. Fred Clark - (608) 266-7746
P.O. Box 8952
Madison, WI 53708-8952
Send email to Rep.clark@legis.wisconsin.gov
Thank you for the action you take to save lives!
Sue Armacost
Legislative Director
P.S. - Please urge your friends and family to sign-up to receive E-Voice alerts so they can get involved too. Ask them to visit www.wrtl.org/e-voice/index.aspx today!