Advent Calendar Surprise: Tom Tiffany is a Womens Health Care Nightmare for Wisconsin

Tom Tiffany co-sponsored a bill to criminalize abortion after six weeks

Tiffany co-sponsored a 15-week abortion ban

Tiffany voted to ban abortion after 20 weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest

Tiffany voted against protections for patients seeking care across state lines

MADISON, Wis. — Whether it’s openly admitting the GOP has no plan on the ACA or doing everything he can to criminalize abortion, Tom Tiffany is a health care nightmare for Wisconsinites. From his time in the state legislature to the halls of Congress, Tiffany has proven to be an extremist, wanting to go so far as to criminalize abortion and being open to tracking women who cross state lines to have this medical procedure.

“Tom Tiffany is the most dangerous threat to the health of Wisconsin women since the overturn of Roe v. Wade—which he celebrated as he attempted to imprison health care providers and implement a six week abortion ban,” said Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesperson Emily Stuckey. “Tom Tiffany’s extremist record on co-sponsoring national abortion bans and voting for no exceptions for rape or incest speaks for itself.”

Read Below for Tom Tiffany’s Extremist Record on Abortion and Contraception:

• Tom Tiffany co-sponsored the 2023 Heartbeat Protection Act which would criminalize abortion after six weeks.
• As a state senator, Tiffany voted for a 2015 bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest and imposed criminal penalties of up to three years in prison for providers who attempted to provide abortion care.
  • When asked about this vote, Tiffany said “that was the right vote to take.”
• Tom Tiffany co-sponsored a 15-week national abortion ban and said it “puts some reasonable restrictions around abortion.”
• Tiffany also co-sponsored bills to exclude abortions from Medicaid coverage and prohibit the use of federal funds for health insurance covering abortions.
• When Roe v. Wade was overturned, Tiffany celebrated it as a “historic victory for human rights.”
• After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Tiffany voted against codifying the right to an abortion into law.
• Tom Tiffany voted against a 2022 bill that would keep any person from interfering with patients crossing state lines to seek abortion care and allow FDA approved drugs for pregnancy termination to cross state lines.
• Tiffany voted against the Right to Contraception Act which would establish a statutory right for individuals to obtain contraception and health care providers to provide it.
• Tom Tiffany voted against a bill requiring the Veterans Affairs Department to cover the cost of contraception for veterans without a copay.
• In 2016, Tiffany voted to restrict Medicaid reimbursement payments for dispensing birth control for clinics associated with abortion providers.

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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.