Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 46.245 (2026)

Information for certain pregnant women

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46.24546.245 Information for certain pregnant women. Upon request, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 shall distribute the materials described under s. 253.10 (3) (d), as prepared and distributed by the department. A physician who intends to perform or induce an abortion or another qualified physician, as defined in s. 253.10 (2) (g), who reasonably believes that he or she might have a patient for whom the information under s. 253.10 (3) (d) is required to be given, shall request a reasonably adequate number of the materials from the county department under this section or from the department under s. 253.10 (3) (d). An individual may request a reasonably adequate number of the materials.

46.245 HistoryHistory: 1985 a. 56, 176; 1993 a. 27; 1995 a. 309; 1997 a. 27.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Karlin v. Foust, 975 F. Supp. 1177 (W.D. Wis. 1997).

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Karlin v. Foust, 975 F. Supp. 1177 (W.D. Wis. 1997). · cites it 15× “Wis. Stat. § 46.245 (repealed 1996). (As with § 253.”

Josh Kaul v. Joel Urmanski, as DA for Sheboygan Cnty., WI, 2025 WI 32 (Wis. 2025). “§ 46.245 (mandating that county departments of health or social services distribute materials on these topics upon request).”

— Wis. Stat. § 46.245(1) — 1 case

Karlin v. Foust, 975 F. Supp. 1177 (W.D. Wis. 1997). “Wis. Stat. § 46.245 (repealed 1996). (As with § 253.”

— Wis. Stat. § 46.245(2) — 1 case

Karlin v. Foust, 975 F. Supp. 1177 (W.D. Wis. 1997). “Wis. Stat. § 46.245 (repealed 1996). (As with § 253.”

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