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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
March 31, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Jacque, Ballweg, Bernier, Bradley and
Nass, cosponsored by Representatives Wichgers, Gundrum, Allen,
Armstrong, Brandtjen, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Edming,
Horlacher, Moses, Petersen, Ramthun, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Schraa,
Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Tusler. Referred to Committee on Human Services,
Children and Families.
SB261,1,4 1An Act to amend 69.186 (2) (intro.) and (a), 253.12 (3) (a) 1. (intro.), 253.12 (3)
2(a) 1. a. and 253.12 (4) (a); and to create 69.186 (1) (am), 69.186 (1) (m), 69.186
3(1) (n) and 253.12 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes; relating to: reporting of sex and fetal
4anomaly and facility following induced abortion.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
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.
Under current law, DHS is required to collect the reported information in a
manner that ensures anonymity of the patient who obtained the abortion, the health

care provider who performed the abortion, and the facility in which the abortion was
performed. DHS is also required to publish annual demographic summaries of the
reported information except what reveals the identity of a patient, provider, or
facility. The bill eliminates the anonymity for the facility in which the abortion was
performed while retaining anonymity for the patient and the individual health care
provider. The bill requires reporting summaries of the information by hospital,
clinic, or other facility that reports performing an induced abortion.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB261,1 1Section 1 . 69.186 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB261,2,32 69.186 (1) (am) The name of the hospital, clinic, or other facility at which the
3induced abortion was performed.
SB261,2 4Section 2. 69.186 (1) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB261,2,65 69.186 (1) (m) The sex of the aborted unborn child, if the sex can be determined
6by visual inspection.
SB261,3 7Section 3. 69.186 (1) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
SB261,2,98 69.186 (1) (n) Whether the aborted unborn child had a fetal anomaly and, if so,
9the nature of the fetal anomaly.
SB261,4 10Section 4 . 69.186 (2) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB261,3,311 69.186 (2) (intro.) The department shall collect the information under sub. (1)
12in a manner which the department shall specify and which ensures the anonymity
13of a patient who receives an induced abortion, a and any individual health care
14provider who provides an induced abortion and a hospital, clinic or other facility in
15which an induced abortion is performed
. The department shall publish annual
16demographic summaries of the information obtained under this section , including
17summaries of the information by hospital, clinic, or other facility that reports
18performing an induced abortion
, except that the department may not disclose any

1information obtained under this section that reveals the identity of any patient, or
2any individual
health care provider or hospital, clinic or other facility and shall
3ensure anonymity in all of the following ways:
SB261,3,74 (a) The department may use information concerning the patient number under
5sub. (1) (b) or concerning the identity of a specific reporting hospital, clinic or other
6facility
for purposes of information collection only and may not reproduce or
7extrapolate this information for any purpose.
SB261,5 8Section 5 . 253.12 (3) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB261,3,139 253.12 (3) (a) 1. (intro.) Establish and maintain an up-to-date registry that
10documents the diagnosis in this state of any unborn child who has a fetal anomaly
11or any
infant or child who has a birth defect, regardless of the residence of the infant
12or child. The department shall include in the registry information that will facilitate
13all of the following:
SB261,6 14Section 6 . 253.12 (3) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB261,3,1615 253.12 (3) (a) 1. a. Identification of risk factors for fetal anomalies and birth
16defects.
SB261,7 17Section 7 . 253.12 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB261,3,1918 253.12 (3) (a) 5. Incorporate information reported under s. 69.186 (1) (n) into
19the registry and into any reports and analyses created from the registry.
SB261,8 20Section 8 . 253.12 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB261,4,421 253.12 (4) (a) Make recommendations to the department regarding the
22establishment of a registry that documents the diagnosis in the state of an unborn
23child who has a fetal anomaly or an
infant or child who has a birth defect, as required
24under sub. (3) (a) 1., the specific birth defects for which a report is required under sub.
25(2) on which the council unanimously decides, the rules that the department is

1required to promulgate under sub. (3) (a) 3., and on the general content and format
2of the report under sub. (2) and procedures for submitting the report. The council
3shall also make recommendations regarding the content of a report that, because of
4the application of sub. (2) (d), does not contain the name of the subject of the report.
SB261,4,55 (End)
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