State budget gives abortion foes motivation to push agenda

Buoyed by successes in the just-signed state budget, abortion foes say they have the numbers and momentum to push a more sweeping agenda. Pro-Life Wisconsin?s top legislative priority is a law that would prohibit the sale and use of any human fetal body part, such as a cell, tissue or organ. Sande said the law is needed to prevent parts of aborted fetuses from being used in research, which he said has been done at UW-Madison.UW-Madison and UW Health issued a joint statement in response saying, in part, “Limiting or barring access to legally and ethically obtained research materials would compromise the ability of scientists to find new drugs and therapies to treat serious diseases.”