Governor Walker signs Sonya’s
Law
WI Right to Life press
release - July 5, 2013
Lawsuit Challenging the New
Law by Abortion Clinics Demonstrates a Disregard for the Welfare of Women
Contact: Susan Armacost,
Legislative Director
414-778-5780 toll free:
877-855-5007
sarmacost@wrtl.org www.WisconsinRightToLife.org
Today, Governor Walker
signed Senate Bill 206 (Sonya's Law) into law. This important new law requires
that women seeking abortions in Wisconsin
be given the opportunity to see their unborn children through ultrasound. The
type of ultrasound used is determined by the woman after all options are
explained to her. Sonya's Law also requires that an abortionist have admitting
privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the abortion clinic
.
"We thank Governor
Walker for signing this important piece of legislation into law," said
Armacost. "Sonya's Law will empower women to make truly informed decisions
regarding how they will proceed with their pregnancies and will protect the lives
of women who experience complications after their abortions."
Planned Parenthood of
Wisconsin and Affiliated Medical Services announced that they will file a
federal lawsuit challenging the law.
"The announcement of an
impending lawsuit is no surprise to anyone," said Susan Armacost,
Legislative Director of Wisconsin Right to Life. "It appears that the
court challenge will focus on the hospital admitting privileges requirement.
Apparently, Wisconsin's
abortion clinics don't believe their abortionists need to have hospital
privileges at a hospital located within 30 miles of their clinic....or anywhere
at all. Currently, when a woman
experiences hemorrhaging or other life-threatening complications after an
abortion in Wisconsin, the clinic puts her in an ambulance and sends her to a
hospital ALONE where she is left to her own devices to explain her medical
issues to the emergency room staff. The abortionist who performed the abortion
is nowhere to be seen. This deplorable situation must change."
Armacost said the new law is
on sound constitutional footing. Nine other states have passed laws requiring
abortion doctors to have hospital admitting privileges. Missouri's admitting privilege law was
challenged and upheld by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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