Wisconsin
Related: About this forumWisconsin's Democratic governor vetoes 4 abortion bills
MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin's Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed four abortion bills passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, following through with his promise to stop the measures from becoming law.
One bill Evers vetoed would have imposed criminal penalties on doctors who fail to give medical care in the extremely rare circumstance where a baby is born alive following an abortion attempt.
Other vetoed bills would have cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood; prohibited abortions based on the fetus' race, sex or defects; and required providers to tell women seeking abortions using the drug mifepristone that the process may be reversed after the first dose.
Republicans had called on Evers to sign the bills, even though he ran as an abortion rights advocate and had long promised to veto them. Abortion opponents joined with Republican lawmakers at a Thursday rally in the Capitol, just feet from Evers' office, to argue for him to sign the measures.
Read more: http://www.startribune.com/wisconsin-s-democratic-governor-vetoes-4-abortion-bills/511640532/
sheshe2
(84,162 posts)THAT'S WHY WE VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS!
Sorry for yelling, TT, I had to get that off my chest!
Thank you, great news. Also a huge thank you to Gov. Evers.
TexasTowelie
(112,869 posts)since there is a good reason to yell. Thanks to Gov. Evers.
sheshe2
(84,162 posts)This is truly great news.
Laffy Kat
(16,402 posts)The political party that protects women!
George II
(67,782 posts)LibFarmer
(772 posts)NYMinute
(3,256 posts)Vegas Roller
(704 posts)This is why we need to elect Democrats up and down the ticket.
brer cat
(24,690 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,909 posts)BlueWI
(1,736 posts)That's our governor!
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