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LWVMC Op-Ed: Women Are Not Vessels to be Regulated by the Government

Charlene Gaebler-Uhling and Gail Sklodowska | Published on 1/11/2026

Repro Rights Committee Op-Ed in Sunday's MJS Newspaper

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published an opinion piece from the LWVMC Repro Rights Committee about an abortion bill in the state legislature. The op-ed appeared in the digital version as well as in the Sunday, Jan. 11, Ideas Lab editorial section.

 

Women are not vessels to be regulated by the government

Enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution

 

Charlene Gaebler-Uhing and Gail Sklodowska

Guest Columnists


Basic liberty hinges on the right of individuals to control their reproductive lives. Decisions on whether or when to parent have profound impacts on all aspects of life: physical and mental health, family stability and well being, and economic and educational opportunity and destiny.

 

Here’s a link to the full digital version:

Wisconsin abortion bill is vague overreach by lawmakers | Opinion

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