Wisconsin In the News

Funding Cuts Force Closure of Four Planned Parenthood Wisconsin Affiliates
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin on Monday announced that state budget cuts will force the closure of four family planning clinics that are the sole reproductive health care providers in their areas, the Huffington Post reports.

Featured Blogs
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
"State Funding Cuts and Anti-Choice Policies Cited for Closure of Four Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Clinics" (Robin Marty, RH Reality Check, 2/18), "North Dakota Attorney General Says Sex Ed Program Can Move Forward" (Jessica Mason Pieklo, RH Reality Check, 2/18) and "State Legislatures Increasingly Provide Tax-Payer Funding of Non-Medical Crisis Pregnancy Centers" (Marty, RH Reality Check, 2/15).

Jurisdictional Issues Preclude Settlement Over Wis. Medication Abortion Law
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin on Friday said it would end its federal lawsuit over a state medication abortion law (Act 217) and refile the suit in state court after jurisdictional issues impeded a settlement in the case, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.

Wis. Lawmakers, Antiabortion Groups Plan New Abortion Restrictions
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
A new session of the Wisconsin Legislature began on Monday, and lawmakers and antiabortion-rights groups are planning measures to further restrict abortion access in the state, WUWM reports.

Featured Blogs
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
"Republican Lawmakers To Kick Off New Year by Limiting Women's Reproductive Health" (Tara Culp-Ressler, Center for American Progress' "Think Progress," 1/7).

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IN THE COURTS

This section provides a brief overview of significant cases impacting reproductive rights and health in Wisconsin.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin v. Van Hollen
Challenge to a Wisconsin law that imposes restrictions on the use of mifepristone for medication abortion, including by requiring several in-person visits with a physician.

AT-A-GLANCE

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