The Reproductive Rights Task Force (RRTF) of the Wisconsin Women's Network meets monthly. For more information, contact Alyssa Rotschafer or Lauren Rauk, or the WWN office.

RRTF members exchange information and organize around issues related to reproductive freedom. The Task Force works to protect a woman's right to abortion and contraception and actively promotes public policy initiatives that improve access to reproductive health care. The RRTF actively opposes initiatives that restrict access to birth control and reproductive health care, including a woman’s right to obtain an abortion.

RRTF members support:
Contraceptive Coverage Equity: Birth control is basic health care for women and should be covered in the same manner as any other medication.

Wisconsin State Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager issued an opinion on sex discrimination based on the exclusion of contraceptives from an employer or university sponsored benefits program (Wisconsin Fair Employment Act). View the full opinion.

Compassionate Care for Rape Victims: Victims of rape or incest deserve immediate access to safe, efficient methods of preganancy prevention. The Compassionate Care for Rape Victims Act ensures that this occurs by requiring hospital emergency rooms to give rape victims information about and, if requested by the patient, access to emergency contraception. There are current efforts to encourage legislators to pass the Compassionate Care for Rape Victims Act. The bill has not had a formal hearing at the Capitol, but a grassroots coalition of supporters have held public hearings across the state.

Bubble Zone of Safety: Establishing an eight -foot zone of safety separation between a protestor and an individual entering a health care facility when they are within 100 feet from a facility's entrance. This balances the right of individuals to obtain health care safely with the right of free speech.

Responsible Sex Education: If Wisconsin schools choose to teach sexuality education, it should be scientifically-based and comprehensive, including information about abstinence and the prevention of unintended pregnancy and STIs through the use of contraceptives. Factual and balanced information on sexuality will help prevent teen pregnancy and STIs among our youth by giving them the information and tools to make informed decisions.