[Pflienews] PharmFacts E-News Update: WI Senate to vote on Mandatory Abortion Pill Bill

Wed Feb 27 11:34:41 MST 2008

*PharmFacts E-News Update -- 27 Feb 2008 AD #2

**/PLW ACTION ALERT/*

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*State Senate to Hold Final Vote _Tomorrow _on *

*"Chemical Abortion Hospital Mandate"*

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/Call your state senators *_NOW_* and urge them to vote *_NO_* on AB 377/

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*_Planned Parenthood?s number one agenda item is one vote away from 
becoming law_**!__*

Tomorrow _Thursday, February 28,_ the Wisconsin Senate will vote in 
concurrence of Assembly Bill *(AB) 377*, legislation that would/ /force/ 
_all_ /Wisconsin hospitals ? regardless of their religious affiliation ? 
to provide "emergency contraception (EC)," including the *morning-after 
pill *and the* intrauterine device (IUD)*, to alleged victims of sexual 
assault upon their request.

AB 377 passed the State Assembly on January 23, 2008, by a vote of 
61-35.  Specifically, the Assembly adopted Assembly Substitute Amendment 
(ASA) 1, an amendment that returned the bill to its original form with 
NO conscience protections and one technical change.  _The State Senate, 
having earlier passed the legislation in May of 2007, is scheduled to 
concur in ASA 1 tomorrow and then send AB 377 onto Governor Doyle._

 *_Take Action Now_**!  *

*This is your _LAST CHANCE_ to let the state legislature know you oppose 
this deadly, unconstitutional bill.  If AB 377 passes the State Senate, 
pro-abortion Governor Doyle will promptly sign the bill into law!*

Please *_call_**_ or _**_email your state senator_* and urge him or her to:

 *"**_Please vote NO on AB 377_**, the 'Chemical Abortion Hospital 
Mandate.'  AB 377 threatens unborn children and violates freedom of 
conscience.  It is impossible to determine whether or not fertilization 
has occurred at the time emergency contraception is directed to be 
given. We must act with restraint in protecting newly conceived human 
life.  Thank you."  */(See talking points below for your use)*/

 *_Contacting Your State Senator_*

Please click on the following web link for contact information (phone & 
email) for your state senator:   *http://waml.legis.state.wi.us/  
<http://waml.legis.state.wi.us/>*

*_*Talking Points_*

/(Feel free to use one or more of the following talking points in your 
communication)/

·        *_AB 377 threatens unborn children_* ? The *morning-after pill* 
is basically a very high dosage of the birth control pill to be taken 
within 72 hours of sexual intercourse.  It can work in three ways:  to 
suppress ovulation; to inhibit the mobility of sperm; and to alter the 
lining of the uterus so that a newly conceived child is unable to 
implant in the womb, thus starving and dying.  This last action is 
pre-implantation chemical abortion/. /_Under the bill, "emergency 
contraception" is defined to also include devices such as the 
*intrauterine device (IUD)* that /always/ work to cause an abortion by 
blocking implantation_.

·        *_AB 377 violates freedom of conscience_* ? Wisconsin law 
protects the right of hospitals to refuse to participate in morally 
objectionable practices such as abortion and sterilization.  AB 377 
appears to be in conflict with Wisconsin Statutes 253.09(1) because of 
the abortion-causing effect of so-called emergency contraception drugs 
and devices, as well as with the Wisconsin Constitution, which expressly 
protects the rights of conscience.  The bill also violates the First 
Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees the right 
to freely exercise one's religious convictions.

·        *_AB 377 endangers women's health_* ? Not only can the 
morning-after pill kill a tiny preborn person, it can also harm women.  
Immediate health side-effects include such life-threatening conditions 
as ectopic pregnancy and blood clot formation.  Importantly, there are 
no long-term studies to show whether women will be permanently damaged, 
or risk such diseases as cancer, from these chemicals being given in 
such high doses. 

·        *_AB 377 is bad medicine_* ? Forcing physicians to immediately 
provide medication to patients based solely upon their request is simply 
_bad medicine_.  In the case of emergency contraception, such a policy 
may contradict a physician's medical judgment as EC could be medically 
contraindicated for the patient.

*Please keep standing up for Wisconsin's preborn babies, vulnerable 
women and pro-life medical professionals! Together, our voices can make 
a difference.*

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