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| − | Wisconsin was the thirtieth state to enter into the union. It is expected to be a key battleground state in the [[2008 Presidential Election]]. It is the home state of presidential candidate [[Tommy Thompson]], who served as a four-term governor of it. | + | '''Wisconsin''', the "Badger State", was the thirtieth state to enter into the union. It is expected to be a key battleground state in the [[2008 Presidential Election]]. It is the home state of presidential candidate [[Tommy Thompson]], who served as a four-term governor of it. |
The town of Ripon in Wisconsin has been considered "The Birthplace of the [[Republican Party]]". | The town of Ripon in Wisconsin has been considered "The Birthplace of the [[Republican Party]]". | ||
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| + | The state tree is the sugar maple, the statesong is "On Wisconsin", the state flower is the wood violet, the state bird is the American [[robin]], the state animal is the [[badger]], the state [[fossil]] is the [[trilobite]], and the state fish is the [[muskellunge]]. [http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senate/scc/kids/facts.htm] | ||
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| + | == Abortion in Wisconsin == | ||
Wisconsin has the 8th lowest [[abortion rankings|abortion rate]] in the United States, and it has declined to a record low since 1974, the first year after ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'':<ref>Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com (Apr. 9, 2007) | Wisconsin has the 8th lowest [[abortion rankings|abortion rate]] in the United States, and it has declined to a record low since 1974, the first year after ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'':<ref>Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com (Apr. 9, 2007) | ||
Revision as of 16:12, April 10, 2007
Wisconsin, the "Badger State", was the thirtieth state to enter into the union. It is expected to be a key battleground state in the 2008 Presidential Election. It is the home state of presidential candidate Tommy Thompson, who served as a four-term governor of it.
The town of Ripon in Wisconsin has been considered "The Birthplace of the Republican Party".
The state tree is the sugar maple, the statesong is "On Wisconsin", the state flower is the wood violet, the state bird is the American robin, the state animal is the badger, the state fossil is the trilobite, and the state fish is the muskellunge. [1]
Abortion in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has the 8th lowest abortion rate in the United States, and it has declined to a record low since 1974, the first year after Roe v. Wade:[1]
- There were 9,580 abortions done in the state in 2006, down from 9,817 in 2005. This is the third year in a row that abortions in the Midwestern state have decreased and the number is the lowest since 1974.
- "Wisconsin Right to Life is ecstatic that Wisconsin abortion numbers continue to decline," Barbara Lyons, the group's director, told LifeNews.com in a statement.
- "In addition, the abortion rate (which represents the number of abortions per 1000 women of childbearing age) remains at 8, which is one of the lowest abortion rates in the nation," Lyons added. The national abortion rate is about 15 per 1,000 women.
- In the statement, Wisconsin Right to Life[2] suggests that the abortions are on the decline because of its work and pro-life legislation the state has enacted and polls showing that younger Americans are more pro-life than previous generations. ...
- There are 14 abortions per 100 life births in Wisconsin, lower than the 24 per 100 live births nationwide.
- In 2006, there were 596 abortions on minors. Written consent (usually by a parent) was provided in 530 of these; the patient was an emancipated minor in 24; and a court granted a petition to waive the parental consent requirement in 42. There were no teens who got abortions after being victimized by sexual assault. ...
- Some 85 percent of the abortions were surgical and 15 percent involved abortion drugs, an increase of one percent over 2005.
References
- ↑ Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com (Apr. 9, 2007) http://www.lifenews.com/state2218.html
- ↑ http://www.wisconsinrighttolife.org
