MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report says Wisconsin residents obtained fewer abortions last year. The state Department of Health Services released its annual report on abortions on Wednesday. The report says 6,251 state residents obtained abortions in 2013, down from 6,692 in 2012. The number of abortions occurring in Wisconsin also fell, from 6,927 in 2012 to 6,462 last year, continuing a five-year decline from 8,542 in 2009. The report says 215 Wisconsin minors obtained abortions last year. They had written consent from an adult in 186 cases. Twelve were emancipated minors and 17 got court permission to waive consent.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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