WISCONSIN (WTAQ-WRN) — A Republican plan to modify Wisconsin’s 150 year-old criminal abortion statute has bipartisan opposition.
Just hours after Republican lawmakers announced legislation on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu of Oostburg said the bill would not be considered on the Senate floor.
In a statement, LeMahieu said abortion “is not a topic to use as a political football,” and criticized the response of Governor Tony Evers, who’s rejected anything short of full access to abortion.
The bill would update language regarding the life of the mother in the existing law, and also allow for 1st trimester abortions in cases of rape or incest.
Senate sponsor, Irma Republican Mary Felzkowski, also said Republicans do not currently have the 17 votes needed to pass the bill in the Senate.
