MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly has passed a bill banning non-emergency abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The Republican-controlled chamber approved the bill 61-34 Thursday. The Senate passed the measure in June. It now goes to Gov. Scott Walker, who has said he will sign it into law. Under the proposal, doctors who perform a non-emergency abortion after 20 weeks could be punished by up to $10,000 in fines and 3½ years in prison. The bill doesn’t provide exceptions for pregnancies resulting from sexual assault or incest. The bill’s Republican supporters argue fetuses can feel pain after 20 weeks. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, however, says evidence suggests that’s not possible until the third trimester begins at 27 weeks.
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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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