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June 15, 2007
WI pro-choice bill stalled
A Wisconsin bill that would require hospitals to provide emergency contraception to rape survivors has been stalled; Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch says he's reluctant to move the bill forward.
"There's no protection for those who would not do this and who are exercising their constitutional right to not do this on religious and moral grounds," Huebsch told The Capital Times.Huebsch, R-West Salem, said the bill, if passed, would usher in a "radical change" in state policy.
Ugh.
Nicole Safar of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says Huebsch's argument is a "red herring."
"All laws are mandates...The health care profession is regulated to ensure patient safety and it provides health care services under standards of care."
Safar also noted that the American Medical Association and American Association of Emergency Practitioners recognize access to emergency contraception as the accepted standard of care.
Not to mention that a poll last year showed that 82 percent of Wisconsin voters supported the bill. But I guess when it comes to supporting women's rights, what voters want just doesn't matter?
Posted by Jessica at June 15, 2007 10:59 AM
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That's a real pisser.
Posted by: Gspotmagazine
at June 15, 2007 11:25 AM