MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin’s largest business lobby is opposing a bill to ban research on tissue from aborted fetuses, saying it would impede medical research. The president of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, Kurt Bauer says his group appreciates that backers of the bill narrowed its scope this week, but opposes it nonetheless. The WMC’s position further clouds the future of the legislation, which key Republicans hope to pass this fall. The situation puts two strong GOP allies — the business lobby and the anti-abortion coalition — at odds. But the lead sponsor of the bill, Rep. Andre Jacque, says he’s confident the legislation will become law, even with opposition from WMC. The bill would let researchers use tissue from fetuses aborted before Jan. 1, but not later.
