Clinic controversy features in Senate debate

Controversy over a Madison abortion clinic reemerged on the state Senate floor Thursday. West Bend Republican Glenn Grothman explained his no votes on the appointment of Roger Axtell of Beloit and Mike Weiden of Madison to UW Hospital and Clinics Authority Board. “In February, these gentlemen voted to have the Madison Surgery Center . . . begin to do abortions all the way through the fifth month,” said Grothman. “This is a total disgrace, it’s a barbarity.”