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Jodi Habush Sinykin: “The 1849 law targets doctors.”

Featuring: Jodi Habush Sinykin, Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 8

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Senate District 8 Special Election

Published | Video Starts at 17:16

Now in Wisconsin, given our legislature's refusal to move forward on this critical part of our health care options, what this is doing and what folks have to appreciate is that The 1849 law targets doctors. So that's emergency room doctors who have someone come in in a terrible situation, a woman coming in, and they cannot render care without getting some permission from a politician vis a vis their hospital board. (17:16–17:20)

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Asserts that the 1849 law specifically targets medical professionals.

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