More abortion-restrictive bills likely to pass Wisconsin Legislature yet this year

A flurry of bills on reproductive health care, including abortion and contraceptive options, passed the Republican-controlled Wisconsin state Legislature over the past three years.

More are expected to pass before the end of the year.

Barbara Lyons, executive director of Wisconsin Right to Life, said the pro-life organization is expecting Assembly Bills 216 and 217 to be taken up and passed by the Senate sometime this fall.