Abortion Restrictions Bill

SB 306 is just another unnecessary and politically motivated attack on women's health care access that comes during a time of great economic distress and turmoil in health care access.

Passed in the Senate 17-16 on 2/22/12
Passed in the Assembly 60-33 on 3/15/12
Signed into law by Governor Walker on 4/5/12

• Creates an unacceptable barrier in the doctor/patient relationship.
• Harms the continuity of care providers strive for in Wisconsin.
• Is an unacceptable intrusion into the doctor/patient relationship because it requires abortion providers to give patients inaccurate post-procedure instructions.
• Interferes with a doctor's ability to use his or her professional judgment to determine the appropriate medical care in each individual patient's unique circumstance.
• Will not improve counseling or informed consent.
• Interferes negatively with continuity of care which is important for patients after an abortion procedure, especially when medically indicated.
• The medical community is not asking for this bill.

SB 306 seeks to ban the use of telemedicine for a medication abortion in Wisconsin. Currently, there are no health centers offering medication abortion via telemedicine in the state. Regardless, this is extremely troubling overreach of legislative authority into the practice of medicine.

The Wisconsin Legislature should not be in the business of practicing medicine. Medical care should be provided by health care professionals, not dictated by politicians.