Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections

Assembly Bill 220

Relating to: prohibiting performance of certain partial-birth abortions and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Goetsch, Wood, Ladwig, Seratti, Freese, Ryba, Green, Walker, Lorge, Lazich, Otte, Ziegelbauer, Duff, Huebsch, Hutchison, Staskunas, Handrick, Dobyns, Ainsworth, Owens, Hoven, Zukowski, Harsdorf, Urban, Nass, F. Lasee, Powers, Ward, Kreibich, Jeskewitz, Schafer, Ott, Gunderson, Vrakas, Sykora, Gard, Hahn, Kelso, Brandemuehl, Vander Loop, Porter, Olsen and Plale; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald, Grobschmidt, Zien, Huelsman, Buettner, Darling, Welch, A. Lasee, Cowles, Farrow, Schultz and Weeden.

March 25, 1997 Referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.

April 10, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (13) Representatives Goetsch, Dobyns, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Rutkowski, Travis, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.

Absent: (1) Representative Nass.

Appearances for

· Representative Robert Goetsch, 39th Assembly District

· Senator Scott Fitzgerald, 13th Senate District

· Brenda Shafer, Franklin, Ohio

· Barbara Lyons, WI Right to Life, Milwaukee

· Representative Tom Sykora, 67th Assembly District

· Sharon Schmeling, WI Catholic Conference, Madison

· Mary Strosin, Eagle Forum, Milwaukee

· Jan Holzbauer, WI Council of Catholic Women, Madison

· Jeanne Zahalka, Oshkosh

· Eric W. Peterson, Dousman

· F. Gene Malone, Kenosha

· Dr. Ken Luedtke, Madison

Appearances against

· Dr. Fredrik Broekhuizen, M.D., Whitefish Bay

· Janet Crepps, Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, Denver, CO

· Lori Koeckenberg, Milwaukee

· Cecelia A. Bellcross, National Society of Genetic Counselors, Oregon, WI

· Bill Beckman, WI Christian Coalition, Lake Mills

· Greg Chesmore, Pro-Life WI, Janesville

· Christopher Ahmuty, ACLU of WI, Milwaukee

· Rosalia R. Bauer, Beloit

· Ralph Ovdal, WI Christians United, Monroe

· Matt Trewhella, Missionaries to the Preborn, Milwaukee

· William A. Barry, Janesville

· Ken Stertz, Omro

· Gary A. Justus, Fort Atkinson

· Eugene Gunderson, Strum

· Bridget Fogarty, Madison

· Daniel Holman, Milwaukee

· Suzanne Abdalla, Janesville

· Geralyn M. Kettermann, Edgerton

· Dr. Scott Spear, M.D., Madison

· Margaret Hamill, Pro-Life WI, Brookfield

· George Kriegl, Oconomowoc

· Jolene Churchill, Janesville

· Jane Eiseley, Madison

Appearances for Information Only

· Dr. Nina M. Kiekhaefer, M.D., Madison

· Nancy Vande Hey, Pro-Life WI, Kaukauna

Registrations for

· Representative Marc Duff, New Berlin

· John Stumpf, Guardian Fellowship, Pardeeville

· Kerrie Stumpf, Pardeeville

· Beverly J. Maier, Deerfield

· Mary Rogers, Madison

· Irene Alcocer, Madison

· Fran Driscoll, WI Right to Life, Wauwatosa

· Mary Jo Reznichek, Verona

· Don Zahalka, Oshkosh

· James J. Maier, Deerfield