Senate Bill 406 mandates that hospitals, clinics, and other facilities performing induced abortions in Wisconsin report additional information in their annual reports to the Department of Health Services (DHS). The bill requires the inclusion of the sex of the aborted unborn child, if determinable by visual inspection, and whether the aborted unborn child had a fetal anomaly, along with the nature of that anomaly. This new reporting requirement aims to enhance the existing data collected on abortions and will also ensure that information regarding fetal anomalies is incorporated into the state's birth defect registry.

The bill amends several sections of the statutes, specifically adding new subsections to 69.186 and modifying existing provisions in 253.12. Notably, it creates subsections 69.186 (1) (m) and (n) to specify the new reporting requirements, while also amending 253.12 (3) (a) to include unborn children with fetal anomalies in the registry. Additionally, it establishes a requirement for DHS to integrate the reported fetal anomaly information into the existing registry and related reports. These changes are intended to improve the tracking and understanding of fetal anomalies and their implications in Wisconsin.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 253.12(3)(a)1.(intro.), 253.12, 253.12(3)(a)1.a, 253.12(4)(a)