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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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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States in 2012 Passed Second-Highest Number of Abortion Restrictions Ever, Guttmacher Finds
Friday, January 4, 2013
States passed 43 abortion restrictions in 2012, a "sharp decrease" from 2011 but nonetheless the "second-highest number" enacted in a single year, according to a new study by the Guttmacher Institute, The Hill's "Healthwatch" reports.
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Planned Parenthood Challenges Wis. Medication Abortion Law
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin on Tuesday filed suit against a state law that requires physicians to complete a series of steps before prescribing medication abortion drugs, the Fond du Lac Reporter reports.
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Featured Blogs
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
"5 States Where GOP Extremists Still Rage Against Women," (Sarah Seltzer, Salon, 11/30).
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Wis. Antiabortion Group Hopes To Use GOP Majority To Bolster Abortion Regulations
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Wisconsin's largest antiabortion-rights group, Wisconsin Right to Life, hopes to capitalize on Republican control of the Legislature and governorship to push through a number of abortion restrictions in the next legislative session, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Report Notes 40 Laws Enacted in 15 States That Could Hinder Women's Access to Abortion Care, Reproductive Health Service
Thursday, July 19, 2012
U.S. women increasingly face barriers to obtaining reproductive health services as states continue to pass laws restricting access, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Center for Reproductive Rights, Reuters reports.
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High Number of State Abortion Restrictions Marked by Increased Focus on 'Fetal Pain' Bills
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The number of state-level abortion restrictions is approaching record-setting levels again this year, a fact that some abortion-rights opponents attribute to their increased focus on so-called "fetal pain" legislation, Stateline/Kaiser Health News reports.
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Wis. Gov. Walker Quietly Signs Bills Placing New Restrictions on Abortion Care, Insurance Coverage, Sex Education
Monday, April 9, 2012
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Thursday signed three separate bills restricting abortion care and insurance coverage of the procedure, as well as imposing new requirements for sex education, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.
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Wis. Assembly Passes Bills Limiting Abortion Coverage, Mandating Abstinence Education
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The Wisconsin Assembly this week passed bills that would restrict insurance coverage of abortion services and require schools to teach that abstinence is the only reliable method of preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, the AP/Racine Journal Times reports
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Wis. Senate Passes Bill Tightening Voluntary Consent Requirements, Banning Telemedicine for Abortion Care
Thursday, February 23, 2012
The Wisconsin Senate on Wednesday voted 17-15 to pass a bill that would place new restrictions on abortion care, the AP/Superior Telegram reports.
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Wis. Assembly Panel Advances Sex Education Bill With Focus on Abstinence
Friday, January 20, 2012
The Wisconsin Assembly's education committee on Wednesday passed a bill that would require that sex education programs in schools stress abstinence, WHBL reports.
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Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Cut From Screening Program for Low-Income Women
Friday, January 6, 2012
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has been removed from a program offering preventive health screenings to uninsured women in four counties, state Department of Health Services Secretary Dennis Smith recently announced, the Fond du Lac Reporter reports.
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Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Could Lose Preventive Screening Contract
Monday, December 19, 2011
Gov. Scott Walker's (R) administration recently told Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin officials that the organization will be cut from a program offering preventive health screenings to uninsured women, Mother Jones reports.
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Wis. Senate Considers Bill Preventing Webcam Consultations for Abortions
Thursday, December 15, 2011
New legislation (SB 306) introduced in the Wisconsin Senate would require that physicians be in the room with women receiving drugs to induce abortion, thus preventing consultations via webcam, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Wis. Senate Endorses Abstinence-Only Sex Education Bill
Monday, November 7, 2011
The Wisconsin Senate last week voted 17-15 to approve a bill (SB 237) that would allow schools to teach abstinence-only sex education courses, effectively undermining a law enacted last year that requires sex education programs to include instruction on contraception, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Wis. Bill Would Ban Research Involving 'Fetal Body Parts'
Friday, August 12, 2011
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans last week introduced legislation (AB 214) that would prohibit the use of fetal body parts in research, the Madison Capital Times reports.
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Wis. Planned Parenthood Prepares for Funding Cuts Under New State Budget
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Planned Parenthood affiliates in Wisconsin are evaluating how funding cuts in the recently approved state budget will affect services at their health centers, the Appleton Post Crescent reports.
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