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— U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is touting new federal legislation aimed at guaranteeing abortion access, calling it a “necessary step” amid efforts to ban the procedure.
Baldwin, D-Madison, and other Senate Democrats have introduced the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025, marking the third anniversary of Roe v. Wade being overturned. The legislation would bar states from restricting access to abortion earlier in pregnancy through “arbitrary” waiting periods and mandatory ultrasounds, according to the announcement, among other changes.
In a statement, Baldwin said President Donald Trump and Republicans are “continuing their crusade for a national abortion ban” and taking away women’s choices about their bodies and health care.
“In Wisconsin, we’ve seen how these attacks on women’s reproductive rights and freedoms have hurt our neighbors, friends, and families — and we won’t stand for it,” Baldwin said.
The legislation would also prevent states from limiting access to abortion later in pregnancy as well if doing so would jeopardize the life or health of the mother, the release notes. And it would protect women’s ability to travel out of state for an abortion.
Meanwhile, the head of anti-abortion group Pro-Life Wisconsin today issued a statement on the Roe v. Wade anniversary, saying the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling has “saved hundreds of thousands of babies from abortion” in America.
“We thank God that our United States Supreme Court finally did something about this egregious overreach of power and legislating from the bench by their predecessors,” State Director Dan Miller said.
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— The state Supreme Court today ruled that the DNR doesn’t have to identify PFAS and other contaminants as hazardous materials before responsible parties must take steps to clean up the pollution.
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, include a wide array of man-made chemicals that have been linked to human health problems including various cancers.
In the 5-2 decision, the court ruled the agency doesn’t need to promulgate rules identifying every substance, including its quantify and concentration, that qualifies as hazardous before requiring those responsible to comply with the state’s “Spills Law.”
Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn joined the court’s four liberals in the majority.
The decision comes after t conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals in March upheld 2-1 a Waukesha County judge’s finding that DNR can’t require cleanup of hazardous imaterials, including PFAS, under me the state’s Spills Law because the agency failed to properly go through the rulemaking process.
The Spills Law establishes DNR’s authority to require those responsible for hazardous contamination to immediately report it and take action to restore the environment.
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