The Wisconsin "Unborn Child Protection Act" was promoted and passed 20 years ago by anti-choice activists who claimed that Act 292 would address the fabricated problem of "cocaine moms." Today, state officials are propping up Act 292 as a needed response to the current alarm and misinformation about pregnant women and opioid use. What the law actually does is allow government officials to separate mothers from children and to take ownership of women from the moment they are carrying a fertilized egg. This has implications for every aspect of women's rights and health, including the ability to get prenatal care and to have an abortion. ​

To learn more, check out this Huffington Post Piece: Women Are Treated Shamefully Under Wisconsin's "Cocaine Mom" Law and the archived webinar from ReproAction.