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Did Tom Tiffany vote for Wisconsin's 20-week abortion law?

Matches stated record claim. He voted for the 2015 bill banning abortion at 20 or more weeks after fertilization, with a medical emergency exception, and it is still in state law.

Tom Tiffany

Wisconsin's 20-week abortion law

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What they say

In the October 21 WISN 12 debate, Tiffany said that as a state senator about a decade ago he voted for a bill banning abortion after 20 weeks, about five months, and that it is now Wisconsin law.

What the record shows ·

Senate Bill 179 bans abortion once the probable postfertilization age is 20 weeks or more, unless the woman faces a medical emergency. He voted for it on June 9, 2015; it passed the Senate 19-14 and the Assembly 61-34. The governor signed it on July 20, 2015, as 2015 Wisconsin Act 56. The ban is still in the state statutes, section 253.107.

Limit: The law counts the 20 weeks from fertilization. Its exception is a medical emergency.

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  1. WISN 12 debate, October 21: Tiffany on the 20-week abortion lawhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3vbWiJMwu0&t=2587s

    WISN 12 · Published Oct 21, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    43:07. Paraphrased from YouTube's captions of the station's video; no second transcript was found to confirm the exact words.

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  2. WISN 12 debate, October 21: Tiffany repeats his 20-week votehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3vbWiJMwu0&t=2746s

    WISN 12 · Published Oct 21, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    45:46. Paraphrased from YouTube's captions of the station's video.

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  3. 2015 Senate Bill 179, abortion at 20 or more weekshttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2015/proposals/sb179

    Wisconsin State Legislature · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    Senate passed 19-14 on 2015-06-09; Assembly concurred 61-34 on 2015-07-08; approved by the Governor 2015-07-20 as 2015 Wisconsin Act 56. Tiffany is not among its authors.

    official legislative record

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  4. 2015 Senate vote 61, SB 179 passagehttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2015/related/votes/senate/sv0061

    Wisconsin State Legislature · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    2015-06-09. Passed 19-14. Tiffany: Aye.

    official legislative record

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  5. 2015 Wisconsin Act 56https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2015/related/acts/56

    Wisconsin State Legislature · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    Enacted 2015-07-20. Creates s. 253.107: no abortion when the probable postfertilization age is 20 or more weeks, unless the woman is undergoing a medical emergency.

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  6. Wis. Stat. § 253.107https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/253/107

    Wisconsin State Legislature · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    The current statute still carries the 20-or-more-weeks limit.

    official legislative record

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