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OP-ED: Politicians Need to Protect Our Right to Live Free of Mass Shootings, Not Gun Lobby Interests

As we join together in mourning another senseless mass shooting, GOP politicians are once again attempting to distract and divide our communities, by spreading hate and hoping to divert from the real issue at hand: right wing politicians’ refusal to put people first and stand up to the gun lobby.

OP-ED: In Wisconsin, We Know What Keeps us Safe

No matter our zip code, everyone in Wisconsin deserves to feel safe - and it starts with investments in our communities that address public safety at the source.

A Better Wisconsin Together Statements on Dan Kelly Sharing Stage with Anti-Abortion Extremist

Just hours after a public forum in which Dan Kelly dodged questions about his values and declined to give his true thoughts on Wisconsin’s 1849 criminal abortion ban, Kelly shared the stage with Matthew Trewhella - a rightwing extremist who has advocated for the execution of abortion providers.

SCOWIS Forum: Dan Kelly Doubles Down on Extremist Views on the Issues

At a March 21 public debate, Dan Kelly doubled down on his extremist views and strong ties to corruption. Specifically, Kelly refused to denounce Wisconsin’s archaic, unpopular 1849 criminal abortion ban, and evaded taking responsibility for his long history of refusing to recuse himself as a judge in cases where a conflict of interest clearly existed.

New Bill Repealing 1849 Criminal Abortion Ban is a Necessary Step

This morning, Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez - alongside Democratic state legislators Kelda Roys and Lisa Subeck - reintroduced legislation that would restore abortion rights in Wisconsin by repealing the state’s 1849 criminal abortion ban.

Legislative Republicans Endanger Kids, Ignore Mental Health Professionals to Allow Conversion Therapy

Across race, place, and gender, every kid in Wisconsin deserves to be authentically themselves and know that they belong - no matter how they identify. However, legislative Republicans in Wisconsin are endangering the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ+ youth by allowing harmful conversion “therapy” to take place across the state.

A Better Wisconsin Together Reacts to GOP Abortion Bill: Not Repealing the Abortion Ban is Not Enough

In a transparent political ploy, legislative Republicans today circulated LRB 2151 - a disingenuous abortion bill that would keep politicians in charge of Wisconsinites’ reproductive healthcare decisions, keep a criminal abortion ban in place, and would keep in place felony charges the ban threatens against doctors and nurses who provide abortion care. 

OP-ED: Conservative Inaction on Gender Wage Gap is Hurting Wisconsin Families

Across gender, race, and age, we all deserve fair and equal pay for the work that we do. This March, in honor of Equal Pay Day, we are reminded that for many women in America – and right here in Wisconsin – equal compensation under the law is not yet a reality.

Abortion Provider Day: Wisconsin OB/GYN Dr. Kristin Lyerly Talks the Dangerous Impacts of Wisconsin’s Criminal Abortion Ban

In her own words, Lylerly says people are dying and people are suffering as a result of the criminal abortion ban - and amid an already growing physician shortage, it’s pushing future doctors away from pursuing a career in medicine.

OP-ED: What’s at Stake for Abortion Access This Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month. It’s the month of important issue days like International Women’s Day, and Abortion Provider Day. It’s also the month that, 174 years ago, Wisconsin’s criminal abortion ban - that leaves no exceptions for rape or incest and criminalizes doctors and nurses who provide abortion care - was signed into law.