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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Labor and Employment
Relating to: employment discrimination based on creed and exemption from liability and discipline for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, other health care providers and hospital employes who refuse to participate in sterilization, abortion, assisted suicide and other procedures on moral or religious grounds.
By Representatives Walker, Staskunas, Gundrum, Rhoades, Huebsch, Ryba, Kestell, Urban, Owens, Ziegelbauer, Handrick, Kreibich, Jeskewitz, Hutchison, F. Lasee, Meyerhofer, Ladwig, Freese, Musser, Kedzie, Sykora, Albers, Plale, Grothman, Goetsch, Wieckert, Seratti, Gunderson, Nass, Montgomery, Spillner, Pettis, Leibham, Stone, Duff, Waukau and Gard; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Roessler, Farrow, Drzewiecki, Fitzgerald, Schultz, Welch, Cowles, Lazich and Zien.
May 6, 1999 Referred to committee on Labor and Employment.
October 20, 1999 PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (10) Representatives Vrakas, Montgomery, Nass, Grothman, Hundertmark, Goetsch, Turner, Meyerhofer, Pocan and Schooff.
Absent: (0) None.
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Rep. Scott Walker, Lead Assembly Author
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Ms. Mary A. Klaver, Legislative Legal Counsel, Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.
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Mr. Michael J. Herzog, Executive Director, Catholic Medical Association
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Ms. Christine M. Pattison, M.D., Wauwatosa
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Ms. Marianne Linane, Executive Director, National Association of Pro-Life Nurses
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Ms. Barbara Kuhls, Fond du Lac
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Ms. Mary C. Matuska, Legislative Director, Pro-Life Wisconsin
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None.
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Mr. John Benske, Director of Government Affairs, Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
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Sen. Robert Welch, Senate Co-sponsor
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Ms. Susan Armacost, Legislative Director, Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.
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Ms. Mary Lou Meyer, R.N., National Association of Pro-Life Nurses
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Mr. Wilfred Nass, Whitewater
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Mrs. Joyce Nass, Whitewater
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Ms. Barb Linscheiz, Highland
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Mr. Philip A. Barber, Senior Legislative/PAC Aide, Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.
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Ms. Helen Goebel, Fond du Lac
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Mr. Greg Chesmore, Pro-Life Wisconsin
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Mr. Jon Paul, Pro-Life Wisconsin
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Mr. John A. Huebscher (with conditions), Wisconsin Catholic Conference
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Mr. Ingolf Wallow, M.D., Professor Emeritus, UW-Madison Medical School (submitted written testimony)
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Mr. Anthony Linn, M.D., Milwaukee (submitted written testimony)
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Ms. Cynthia A. Bauer, M.D., Milwaukee (submitted written testimony)
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Ms. Cynthia Jones-Nosacek, M.D., Milwaukee (submitted written testimony)
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Mr. James Lombard, R.Ph., Baraboo (submitted written testimony)
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Ms. Patricia I. Chenier, R.N., Eau Claire (submitted written testimony)
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Ms. Susan M. Grosskreuz, R.Ph., West Bend (submitted written testimony)
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None.
November 2, 1999
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (10) Representatives Vrakas, Montgomery, Nass, Grothman, Hundertmark, Goetsch, Turner, Meyerhofer, Pocan and Schooff.
Absent: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Vrakas, seconded by Representative Montgomery, that
Assembly Amendment 1
be recommended for introduction.
Ayes: (10) Representatives Vrakas, Montgomery, Nass, Grothman, Hundertmark, Goetsch, Turner, Meyerhofer, Pocan and Schooff.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.
INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 0
Moved by Representative Grothman, seconded by Representative Goetsch, that
Assembly Amendment 1
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (7) Representatives Vrakas, Montgomery, Nass, Grothman, Hundertmark, Goetsch and Meyerhofer.
Noes: (3) Representatives Turner, Pocan and Schooff.
Absent: (0) None.
ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 3, Absent 0
Moved by Representative Grothman, seconded by Representative Hundertmark, that
Assembly Bill 324
be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (7) Representatives Vrakas, Montgomery, Nass, Grothman, Hundertmark, Goetsch and Meyerhofer.
Noes: (3) Representatives Turner, Pocan and Schooff.
Absent: (0) None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 3, Absent 0
Brian Pleva
Committee Clerk
