MADISON (WKOW) -- A bill placing new requirements on doctors and women before abortions can be performed, heads now to the state Assembly.
The state Senate passed the bill Wednesday after Democratic opponents blocked a vote on Tuesday. The bill passed 17-15 on a party line vote.
The bill would require doctors be present when prescribing abortion-inducing drugs. It would ban the use of web cams to do that, a practice not currently done in Wisconsin.
The measure would also require doctors to inform a woman on her right to refuse or consent to an abortion. The doctor would be required to speak to the woman away from any partner or family member.
Republican supporters say the bill will protect girls and women from harm.
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MADISON (WKOW) -- State Senate Democrats used a procedural move to delay a vote on a bill that would further mandate how a doctor determines if a woman is being pressured to have an abortion.
The bill adds more rules that physicians must follow to make sure a pregnant woman isn't intimated to have an abortion by a partner or family member.
The legislation also bans physicians from using a webcam to speak with patients before prescribing abortion-inducing drugs.
Republican supporters of the bill say it protects women. Democratic opponents say it infringes on the patient-physician relationship and reiterates policies that are already prohibited.
The bill cannot be voted on until the Senate is in session again.
