Abortion rights opponents rejoiced Tuesday as the state Senate passed several bills involving embryos, fetuses and newborns in an unusual session almost exclusively devoted to social issues.
“I don’t think we’ve ever had a day like this before,” said Barbara Lyons, executive director of Wisconsin Right to Life, which supported the measures on human cloning, fetal pain, a health-care worker “conscience clause” and umbilical cord blood donation. “It has been a tremendous day for pro-life policy.”