Women lawmakers share stories about rape, difficult pregnancies in Wisconsin...
This was no ordinary debate in the Wisconsin Legislature.
View ArticleSurgical abortions increase in Wisconsin after Legislature puts restrictions...
Despite an overall decline in abortions by Wisconsin women in 2012, the number of surgical abortions rose by 8% last year -- the first increase since the state started tracking abortion methods in...
View ArticleCity committee approves buffer zone for Madison health clinics
When Wendi Kent got pregnant at age 13, she turned to Planned Parenthood for prenatal care. But after a few months, she scraped together some money to go to another clinic so she could avoid the...
View ArticleMadison ceases enforcement of buffer zone because of U.S. Supreme Court ruling
In light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Madison will no longer enforce its buffer zone law that restricts protests within 100 feet of an entrance to a health clinic.
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood national director Cecile Richards rallies women on the UW...
The Marquette Law School poll released on Oct. 1 reaffirmed the existence of a large gender gap between the two candidates in Wisconsin's race for governor, with 54% of likely women voters supporting...
View Article“No, Gov. Walker, ultrasounds are not ‘a cool thing.’”
Dane County Supv. Heidi Wegleitner, who has had difficult pregnancies, says the governor’s comments demonstrate a lack of empathy and understanding.
View ArticleRape, incest and Scott Walker’s shrug
The governor has said he doesn’t care whether the Legislature sends him a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for rape or incest.
View ArticleThe crusade against Planned Parenthood
Republicans have seized on a deceptively edited video to defund the family planning services provider.
View ArticleA political football
Jonathan Eig, author of “The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution,” gets a case of “disturbing” deja vu when he hears about conservative attacks on Planned...
View ArticleUnder attack
Health care providers at Planned Parenthood clinics are faced with a two-pronged attack: Threats of violence from anti-abortion extremists, and a legislative assault from conservative politicians.
View ArticleOff the Square: Punishing Planned Parenthood
Legislature defunds agency, despite the many services it provides. Who's next on the chopping block?
View ArticleBetting on a long-term strategy
Gov. Scott Walker is expected to sign legislation billed as “defunding” Planned Parenthood. But state action alone is not enough to strip the group of the federal Title X family planning dollars it...
View ArticleEdgewood College students protest removal of Planned Parenthood links
Edgewood College students wanted answers as to why the administration removed links to Planned Parenthood from its wellness information. But the college’s interim president, Mary Ellen Gevelinger,...
View Article‘Fight like hell’
Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin say preserving reproductive rights in Wisconsin will be an uphill battle but they aren't giving up.
View ArticleAbortion: ‘Already inaccessible in Wisconsin’
Wisconsin women are already being directed to out-of-state clinics for abortions as providers and advocates scramble to prepare contingency plans in advance of an expected ruling from the U.S. Supreme...
View Article66 abortions canceled at Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin clinics because of...
The organization worked with patients to book appointments in other states where abortion is still legal.
View ArticleOne Madison woman’s trip to Illinois for an abortion
On July 2, a 30-year-old Madison woman left her house to travel more than two hours to a clinic in Illinois to obtain a medication abortion to end her pregnancy. Since the Dobbs decision, she no longer...
View ArticleAbortion issue drives get-out-the-vote efforts in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Analiese Eicher of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin says the uncertain future of abortion access in Wisconsin has sparked volunteer engagement all across the state.: “I think [the election]...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood of Wisconsin: ‘As of Monday, the team is ready’ to resume...
‘The people of Wisconsin once again can access the full range of reproductive healthcare, including abortion,’ says Tanya Atkinson, president and CEO.
View ArticleAbortion services continue in Wisconsin despite calls for enforcement of 1849...
Anti-abortion groups want DAs to prosecute physicians who perform abortions in Wisconsin. Planned Parenthood says that won’t stop them from resuming abortion services.
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