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Updated: 4:31 PM Feb 21, 2012
UPDATE: Senate delays bill affecting abortion providers
Wisconsin lawmakers have moved just short of passing a bill that would further mandate how a physician determines if a woman is being pressured to have an abortion.
Posted: 10:29 AM Feb 21, 2012Email Address: news@weau.com |
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin lawmakers have moved just short of passing a bill that would further mandate how a physician determines if a woman is being pressured to have an abortion.
The state Senate did not vote on the bill Tuesday after Democrats used a procedural move to delay a final vote. It cannot be voted on until the Senate is in session again.
The bill adds more rules that physicians must follow to make sure a pregnant woman isn't intimidated to abort by a partner or family member. The legislation also bans physicians from using a webcam to speak with patients before prescribing abortion-inducing drugs.
Republican supporters of the bill say it protects women. Democratic opponents say it infringes on the patient-physician relationship and reiterates policies that are already prohibited.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The state Senate is set to take up a contentious bill Tuesday that would further mandate how a physician ensures a woman isn't pressured to have an abortion.
The bill adds more rules that physicians must follow to make sure a pregnant women isn't intimidated to abort by a partner or family member. The legislation also bans doctors from using a webcam to speak with patients before prescribing abortion-inducing drugs.
Supporters of the bill say it further protects women. Opponents say it infringes on the patient-physician relationship and reiterates policies that are already prohibited.
If the bill passes it would move to the Assembly.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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