How anti-abortion groups are working to shape Wisconsin law
Wisconsin’s abortion ban, which is 174 years old as of last week, holds that any person — except the mother — who intentionally destroys the life of an unborn child could be found guilty of a felony. The only exception is when a “therapeutic abortion” is performed by a physician to “save the life of the mother.”
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) has said he would be open to finding a “compromise” on abortion by updating the current ban to include rape and incest exceptions. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has said he would veto any bills that make adjustments to the ban and is waiting to see what happens in the courts where the entire ban faces legal challenges.
Additional exceptions are the last thing Wisconsin’s pro-life groups want to see.
Gracie Skogman, legislative director of Wisconsin Right to Life, says her group does not support rape or incest exceptions, but does support medical emergency exceptions. However, she says they would also like to see some clarifications in the current language of the law.
She says the language would need to ensure “that when women are faced with a life-threatening situation, that they are able to have the care that they need. Post-Roe, we have all heard heartbreaking cases and we just really want to ensure that women in Wisconsin are receiving the care they need if they’re facing a life-threatening situation.”
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