Nearly Four Years After the Dobbs Decision, Elected Wisconsin Republicans Are Still Trying to Take Away Abortion Access
See below for the most vulnerable Assembly candidates' anti-choice records:
MADISON, Wis. — It’s been nearly four years to the day since Trump’s Supreme Court issued their Dobbs decision, and since then elected Wisconsin Republicans have taken every chance they can to institute dangerous and archaic anti-abortion laws. But since 2022, Wisconsinites have made clear there are consequences for those who try to take away their constituents’ personal freedoms, handing the GOP and conservatives defeats in numerous statewide races and setting up Democrats to secure both lower chambers this cycle.
“Assembly Republicans’ most endangered candidates are already on thin ice with voters because of how they’ve tanked the economy — add their unpopular anti-choice records to the mix and they are going to have a hell of a time trying to get re-elected,” said Democratic spokesperson Rachel La Due. “Assembly members like Pat Snyder, Ben Franklin, Todd Novak, Bob Donovan, Clint Moses, and Shannon Zimmerman want to be in the doctors’ offices with Wisconsin women as they make incredibly personal choices—talk about a bunch of creeps.”
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- Rep. Shannon Zimmerman Voted Against Overturning Wisconsin’s 1849 Abortion Ban. [Wisconsin State Legislature, 6/29/23]
- Zimmerman Sponsored A Bill That Would Ban Abortion After 14 Weeks. [Wisconsin State Legislature, 1/19/24]
- Zimmerman Voted To Kill An Amendment Establishing A Statutory Right To Contraception. In 2024, Zimmerman voted to find ASA 1 to AB 610, which would create a statutory right to contraception not germane, killing the amendment. [Wisconsin State Legislature, 2/22/24]
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- Rep. Todd Novak voted in favor of AB 975, which banned abortion after 14 weeks. The bill passed the assembly. [Wisconsin State Legislature, 1/25/24]
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- Rep. Bob Donovan Voted Against Overturning Wisconsin’s 1849 Abortion Ban. [Wisconsin State Legislature, 6/29/23]
- Bob Donovan Opposes Abortion Even In Cases Of Rape And Incest [2022 Freedom Voter Guide, n.d.]
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- Rep. Pat Snyder Voted To Kill An Amendment To Overturn Wisconsin’s 1849 Abortion Ban [Wisconsin State Legislature, 5/15/19]
- Snyder Compared Abortion To Genocide In A Facebook Post [Facebook, 6/27/15]
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- Rep. Ben Franklin Described Himself as Pro-Life. BEN FRANKLIN [00:15:53]: I can tell you my stance on abortion, my abortion [stance] is I’m pro life. I value life. [Ben Franklin, Wiseye, 9/11/24; VIDEO]
- Ben Franklin Was Endorsed By Representative Who Voted To Uphold 1849 Abortion Ban. [John Macco Twitter, 8/13/24]
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- Rep. Clint Moses Voted Against Overturning The 1849 Abortion Ban [Wisconsin State Legislature, 6/29/23]
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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