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Home » Press Releases » State Senate Democratic Committee: Democratic pressure causes Republican lawmakers to drop catch kit requirement and financial penalty from abortion medication bill
MADISON, WI – After democratic lawmakers spent weeks calling out attacks on reproductive healthcare, it’s clear that Republicans in Wisconsin have realized they cannot win by going after women and Wisconsin’s doctors. A new amendment offered by Rep. Gustafson (R-Omro) removes both the catch kit requirement and the financial penalty for doctors from Assembly Bill 718 –...