In the wake of a new law signed by Gov. Scott Walker, Planned Parenthood announced Friday it will be suspending medically induced abortions, and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and former Brown County Executive Nancy Nusbaum didn’t take the news lying down.
The two held a joint conference to voice their disapproval of what they called Walker’s “war on women,” saying this is exactly what happens when people choose ideology over jobs.
“Fighting for women has been a critical part of both my career life, and my life in general,” Nusbaum said. “That’s why I’m going along with women across Wisconsin who are appalled with Scott Walker and his right-wing agenda.”
The new law requires women seeking medically induced abortions to meet with their doctor at least three times first. It also bans doctors from consulting with patients online about medical abortions.
"I’m going along with women across Wisconsin who are appalled with Scott Walker and his right-wing agenda.”
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is suspending the service because it says the law is too “vague” and “problematic.” The organization is waiting for more legal clarity before moving forward.
However, Barrett, one of four candidates running for governor in the May 8 Democratic recall primary election, said the law is another sign of Walker’s radical agenda. If he is elected in the June 5 recall election, Barrett said he would end the fight for reproductive freedom.
“As governor, I will end this war and reverse this policy,” Barrett said. “I’ll also reverse Walker’s law that took away equal pay and certainly have appropriate sex education in schools.”
Barrett says he also plans to properly fund Planned Parenthood in order to provide cervical and breast cancer screenings, contraception and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.
Representatives from the Walker campaign did not respond to calls or emails seeking comment Friday.
None of this will ever happen. Sad.
Additionally, there is ALWAYS a longer waiting time to have your case heard... don't let the facts get in your way though, you never do...
Jimmy, notwithstanding, only the Rethugs and ALL religions treat women as being less worthy of respect and dignity than slaves... Why do you think the Catlick Church came out with the "Immaculate Conception?" IF you really want to know: It was/is their fear of the sexuality of women… and that is true to this day…
So much for good religious teachin'...
"I have some volunteering that I need to do..." Hopefully, that will involve getting a brain transplant...
And, they are destined to stay that way. Would you rather pay $50.00/$100.00 a month for a woman's contraception or $15,000/$20,000 per year for a child that is unwanted, unloved and will probably grow up to be as dysfunctional as you and commit crimes... This isn’t a question in regard to morality or ethics, and you KNOW IT! You continually come back to the same issue driving your conservative, insanity: YOU have to PAY some MONEY OUT OF YOUR POCKET! That’s ALL this is about: YOUR $$$, no matter how you dress it up in MORALLY WRONG! YOUR POOR LITTLE POCKETBOOK, YOU POOR LITTLE BABY!
I say...funny I was just watching the Beav on one of the stations last night. It was pretty great but so far removed from any family I knew in the 50's. When I was a kid it was like watching a family from another planet.
If you think I am pandering to a party, you are wrong; if you are offended by my comments, then please do not read them: my comments are, as I see them and both of the folks I mentioned are just about as devoid of humanity as you can get without actually being totally dead...
The issue is somewhat contentious... The WAR ON WOMEN has really been going on since the beginning of time, by MEN, by GOVERNMENT and by RELIGION. In addition, now, we have a significant number of posters, attempting to justify this WAR ON WOMEN, simply because, ROOT CAUSE: they do not want to spend a dime of their own $$$ helping anyone other than himself or herself. When you get behind all the pious morality, outrage, poor choices, responsibility, we actually get to the very rational of their position: they are selfish, greedy, socially irresponsible and immature people, who only want to help themselves... That is the TRUTH HERE! The TRUTH is PERSONAL; it is the personal position of these people posting here! That is exactly what they are ultimately saying here: I do not want to spend MY $$$ on anyone but ME, everything else is just a facade!
I wouldn't call you "insane" because you keep making the same unrealistic points; I suggest, once again, that life simply isn't so cut and dried as you make it out to be. I tend to believe that care for each other separates us from the animal kingdom. There it's survival of the fittest. The small, the weak, the sick, the lame, the blind, the old, are carried off by predators or die of hunger under a bush. Is that what should happen in American society?
The war on "--insert catchy word here--"
The public does not fund abortions in America. They do in Canada and many other "progressive" countries. But America is still struggling with the concept of evolution.
Is it evolution to not consult a doctor face to face?
I'm just damn glad you don't need an I.D. to get an abortion.
I say..."you are joking right? Before abortion people were not having as much indiscriminate sex and abortion suddenly gave everyone free license to act like bunnies?? You actually believe everyone behaved themselves until abortion became legal?? Wrong. Because of birth control women became free in the 60's from fear of pregnancy allowing them to enjoy, really really enjoy, having sex. Sex, abortions and forced marriages were always happening. The only thing that has changed are no more backroom abortions and fewer forced marriages. People have been having wild crazy sex outside of marriage since men and women started noticing each other. In some cultures they were open about it and in some they just hid it. SEX IS Wonderful and natural and you can't control it with false rigid cultural impositions. Or silly moralizing. People have sex, women get pregnant, women don't want to be pregnant, women have abortions. This will never change. The only question is Do You Think Women Should Be Able to Have Safe, Clean Abortions? And if she can't afford one do you think she should be forced into having the child?