2011 - 2018 Attacks on Health Care
No other governor in the history of Wisconsin has worked so aggressively to take away so much from women and families than Scott Walker. And never before has a Wisconsin governor acted so quickly to deny thousands of Wisconsinites health care they depend on.
Since taking office in 2011, Scott Walker and his right wing allies in the state Legislature have stolen the freedom and opportunity all Wisconsin women and men deserve when planning and caring for their families.
The last five years have been a never-ending assault on the health and well being of women and families in Wisconsin.
Since taking office, Gov. Scott Walker has
- Passed a total of 14 policies that restrict women’s access to health information, essential care, and pay equity.
- Signed five abortion restrictions that take away services and threaten doctors with prison time for providing safe and legal abortion.
- Authorized the state to spend taxpayer money to appeal two lawsuits despite conclusive court rulings.
Gov. Scott Walker signed a dangerous and intrusive abortion ban into law, once again ignoring opposition from doctors and leading medical groups across the state. The ban, which Walker called for alongside extreme groups with the stated goal of banning abortion, marks the fifth abortion restriction that Walker has signed into law as governor .
Scott Walker callously traded women's health for the support of extreme special interest groups and women in Wisconsin are paying the price. Government has no business in our families’ personal, private medical decisions.
When it comes to women's health, there are no winners in Scott Walker’s race to the bottom.
Other Issues
- Affordable Care Act
- Attacks on Health Care
- 2016 Defunding
- 2016 Defunding Campaign
- 2016 Defunding Votes
- 2016 Patients Reproductive Health Act
- 2015 Abortion Ban
- 2013 PPWI Health Center Closures
- Abortion Rights Preservation Act
- Roe
- Abortion in the courts: What’s at stake in Wisconsin
- The State of Abortion Access in Wisconsin
- Roe v. Wade, Wisconsin Abortion Access Q&As
- Podcast
- Restore Roe Act