{"id":258358,"date":"2021-12-06T13:47:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=258358"},"modified":"2021-12-06T13:47:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:47:59","slug":"wisconsin-governor-vetoes-five-pro-life-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wisconsin-governor-vetoes-five-pro-life-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers vetoes five pro-life bills, including one protecting abortion survivors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wisconsin-governor-veto-pro-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vetoed<\/a> five bills on Friday that would have enacted more <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/wireStory\/wisconsins-democratic-governor-vetoes-gop-abortion-bills-81543619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion restrictions<\/a> in the state. During his veto, the Democratic governor reinforced that he will not advance pro-life laws of any sort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve said it before, and I\u2019ll say it again today: as long as I\u2019m governor, I will veto any legislation that turns back the clock on reproductive rights in this state \u2014 and that\u2019s a promise,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovEvers\/status\/1466849533304971276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke expressed his dismay at the veto. &#8220;Governor Evers made his position clear today that a life not wanted is a life worth wasting,&#8221;\u00a0 he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RepSteineke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. &#8220;Despite our governor\u2019s radical ideologies, I will never stop fighting against this injustice to protect those who cannot protect themselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The legislation that Evers overturned includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A born-alive bill that would require medical professionals to provide life-saving care to infants who survive an abortion<\/li>\n<li>A bill that would prohibit discriminatory abortions based on the preborn child&#8217;s race, sex, or national origin<\/li>\n<li>A bill that would require doctors to give information to parents whose preborn children test positive for a congenital condition<\/li>\n<li>A bill that would require that doctors give women information about the abortion pill reversal process if they receive a chemical abortion<\/li>\n<li>A bill that would reduce state funding for abortion facilities by prohibiting them from registering as a provider under Medicaid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-258359 \" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-12-06-2-641x700.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-12-06-2-641x700.png 641w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-12-06-2-275x300.png 275w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-12-06-2.png 675w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-12-06-2-500x546.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This marks the second time that the Republican legislature has pushed through pro-life laws only for Evers to veto them. In 2019, he also <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wisconsin-governor-vetoes-abortion-survivors-redundant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vetoed four bills<\/a> meant to implement abortion restrictions, including similar legislation aimed at protecting infants born alive after an attempted abortion. Abortion proponents claim that this is a very rare occurrence, but as Live Action News has <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/babies-born-alive-abortions-continue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously reported<\/a>, infants have survived abortions and there is currently no legal penalty for doctors who leave these children to die.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortionist-escaped-charges-7-month-survivor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Abortionist escaped charges after death of 7-month-old abortion survivor<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senator Julian Bradley spoke out against the veto of the anti-discrimination bill. \u201cKilling an unborn baby because of their sex, race or disability is not health care,&#8221; he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SenJulianBradley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. &#8220;This is a radical, pro-discrimination veto from Governor Evers. Wisconsinites deserve to know life is valued whether they are a man or woman, white or black, or have a disability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/wisconsin-s-democratic-governor-vetoes-five-gop-abortion-bills-n1285350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, Republicans do not have enough of a majority in the state legislature to override the veto.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers vetoed five bills on Friday that would have enacted more abortion restrictions in the state. During his veto, the Democratic governor reinforced that he will not advance pro-life laws of any sort. \u201cI\u2019ve said it before, and I\u2019ll say it again today: as long as I\u2019m governor, I will veto any [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":607,"featured_media":258371,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[3473,11],"tags":[19,1908,3793,1868,413,10298,12783,703,10623,687],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers vetoes five pro-life bills, including one protecting abortion survivors<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pro-abortion Wisconsin Gov.Tony Evers vetoed five pro-life bills on Friday, promising to veto any legislation that aims to save the lives of preborn babies.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, 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