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The state Assembly has approved a Republican bill that would require women seeking an abortion to get an ultrasound of the fetus.The measure would require the ultrasound and the technician to point out the fetus' features and organs. The bill also would prohibit doctors from performing abortions unless he or she has admitting privileges in a hospital within 30 miles.The measure was part of a package of bills approved by Assembly Republicans Thursday designed to make it more difficult to get abortions in Wisconsin, joining a renewed conservative drive to impose tougher restrictions on the procedure nationwide.Another measure would prohibit the state health insurance from covering abortions as well as exempt religious organizations from providing insurance coverage for contraceptives. A third bill would ban abortions based on the fetus' sex.Minority Democrats railed against the proposals for hours Thursday, accusing the GOP of trying to dictate women's medical care and score points with ...
Wisconsin governor on 'Special Report'
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Governor Scott Walker (R-WI)
A Democratic campaign office here usually would be quiet this time of year, a few weeks after the state's legislature wrapped up work and lawmakers headed off to sum...
Wis. Gov . Scott Walker breaks down the challenges and what Republican governors hope to see from the president the next four years
Reaction from Gov . Scott Walker
Wisconsin governor on budget battle
Gov . Scott Walker , (R-Wis.), on the upcoming court hearings over the state's new union law.
Gov . Scott Walker , (R-Wis.), on efforts to recall Republican state senators because of their votes on union bill.
Wisconsin governor on rowdy protesters, budget vote
Wisconsin governor on budget battle
Wisconsin governor on 'Fox & Friends'
Unions will lose big and Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker will win big this Tuesday in Wisconsin. Here's why.Government employee unions are a real threat...
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's withdrawal of his student appointment to the University of Wisconsin's Board of Regents is being criticized by Democratic lawmakers, wh...
Gov . Scott Walker , (R-Wis.), on his recall election and the need for states and the federal government to address spending.
Scott Walker Insider
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Will opponents gather enough signatures?