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Introduced
08/29/2025
08/29/2025
In Committee
08/29/2025
08/29/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires a hospital, clinic, or other facility in which an induced abortion is performed to report additional information in its required annual report to the Department of Health Services. Under current law, the report must include, among other pieces of information, for each patient, the state, and county if Wisconsin, of residence; certain demographic information; the month and year in which the abortion was performed; the number of weeks since the patient[s last menstrual period; whether the abortion was chemically or surgically induced or surgically induced following a failed chemical abortion; any resulting complications; and certain information for abortions of an unborn child capable of experiencing pain. To the information required in the report this bill adds the sex of the aborted unborn child if the sex can be determined by visual inspection, whether the aborted unborn child had a fetal anomaly, and the nature of the fetal anomaly if the aborted unborn child had one. Under the bill, DHS must incorporate information reported regarding an aborted unborn child[s fetal anomaly in the birth defect registry that currently exists.
AI Summary
This bill requires hospitals, clinics, and other facilities performing induced abortions to report additional details in their annual reports to the Department of Health Services (DHS). Specifically, the bill mandates reporting the sex of the aborted unborn child, if it can be determined by visual inspection, and whether the unborn child had a fetal anomaly (a structural or functional abnormality present at birth). If a fetal anomaly is present, the facility must also report the nature of that anomaly. The bill further requires the DHS to incorporate information about fetal anomalies into the existing birth defect registry, which tracks and helps identify risk factors for birth defects. The purpose appears to be to expand the state's ability to track and study fetal health information and potential anomalies by collecting more detailed data during abortion reporting. The additional reporting requirements aim to provide more comprehensive medical and statistical information about induced abortions and fetal health in Wisconsin.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (11)
Scott Allen (R)*,
Elijah Behnke (R)*,
Lindee Brill (R)*,
Joy Goeben (R)*,
Dan Knodl (R)*,
Rob Kreibich (R)*,
Dave Murphy (R)*,
William Penterman (R)*,
Chuck Wichgers (R)*,
Julian Bradley (R),
André Jacque (R),
Last Action
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care (on 08/29/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab407 |
| BillText | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB407.pdf |
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