WisSJ: Catholic in good standing Tom Barrett says he would seek to overturn new abortion law

Planned Parenthood's decision to stop providing nonsurgical abortions in Wisconsin drew sharply different reactions Friday.

Democratic candidate for governor and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said he would work to overturn the law that imposes criminal penalties on doctors who do not follow new requirements for provision of medication-induced abortions.

Barrett is one of four Democrats running against Gov. Scott Walker in the June 5 recall election. A fifth candidate is running as an acknowledged fake Democrat in the May 8 primary.

Wisconsin Right to Life, a major backer of the bill, called the decision to stop offering so-called pill abortions at Planned Parenthood clinics in Appleton, Madison and Milwaukee "a true victory for Wisconsin women."

Act 217, also known as the Coercive and Web Cam Abortion Protection Act, requires doctors to determine through a private consultation whether a woman is being coerced into having an abortion. State law already requires written consent before an abortion is performed.

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As far as the public knows, Barrett is a Catholic in good standing and receives communion regularly.