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According to the data compiled by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the state has seen a steep decline in the rate and number of induced abortions since the late 1980s, which follows in lockstep with the national trend. The decline speaks to both the advancement of contraceptives and the dearth of abortion clinics in the state, according to experts who follow the issue.
"Looking at the period between 2009 and 2017, there was a huge explosion in restrictions on abortion access through state law," said Amy Williamson, associate director of UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity. "We lost 40% of our state's abortion clinics."
Four clinics provide abortions in Wisconsin. They are in Sheboygan, Milwaukee and Madison. Three are operated by Planned Parenthood and one by Affiliated Medical Services.
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