This is an actual Wisconsin law....

[TheMightyFavog]

http://folio.legis.state.wi.us/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=963752&infobase=stats.nfo&j1=%20948.02%283%29&jump=%20948.02%283%29&softpage=Browse_Frame_Pg

940.15(6)
(6) Any physician who intentionally performs an abortion under sub. (3) shall use that method of abortion which, of those he or she knows to be available, is in his or her medical judgment most likely to preserve the life and health of the fetus or unborn child. Nothing in this subsection requires a physician performing an abortion to employ a method of abortion which, in his or her medical judgment based on the particular facts of the case before him or her, would increase the risk to the woman. Any physician violating this subsection is guilty of a Class I felony.

:banghead:

[In_The_Wind]

1. It is a shame when laws that serve the good of the people are threatened!

:mad:

[politicat]

2. What the F*#$, over?

What part of "abortion ends a pregnancy" did the authors of this law not understand? This is like writing a law that says the surgeon shall do zer best to preserve the appendix, even after it has ruptured.

This feels like one of those abstract, dadaist poems where the author cut a bunch of words out of the newspaper and threw them up in the air, then typed them in the order they fell. I hate living in Surrealist world.

[lukasahero]

7. I had to read it half a dozen times

because I thought I was missing something.

"shall use that method of abortion which...is...most likely to preserve the life and health of the fetus or unborn child." WTF? Doesn't that kind of defeat the f*in' purpose?

Then there's this:

"Nothing...requires a physician...to employ a method...which...would increase the risk to the woman." Well, that's nice - at least increasing the risk to the woman isn't *required*...

Seriously, I can relate to that Surrealist feeling you've got going on here. At least we're not alone. :grr:

[tocqueville]

3. Wisconsin laws are a lot of fun...

1) The Wisconsin state song is "On, Wisconsin", music written by W. T. Purdy, the words to which are as follows: "On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Grand old badger state! We, thy loyal sons and daughters, Hail thee, good and great. On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Champion of the right, `Forward', our motto God will give thee might!".

(1m) The Wisconsin state ballad is "Oh Wisconsin, Land of My Dreams," music written by Shari A. Sarazin and lyrics written by Erma Barrett, the words to which are as follows: "Oh Wisconsin, land of beauty, with your hillsides and your plains, with your jackpine and your birch tree, and your oak of mighty frame. Land of rivers, lakes and valleys, land of warmth and winter snows, land of birds and beasts and humanity, oh Wisconsin, I love you so. Oh Wisconsin, land of my dreams. Oh Wisconsin, you're all I'll ever need. A little heaven here on earth could you be? Oh Wisconsin, land of my dreams. In the summer, golden grain fields; in the winter, drift of white snow; in the springtime, robins singing; in the autumn, flaming colors show. Oh I wonder who could wander, or who could want to drift for long, away from all your beauty, all your sunshine, all your sweet song? Oh Wisconsin, land of my dreams. Oh Wisconsin, you're all I'll ever need. A little heaven here on earth could you be? Oh Wisconsin, land of my dreams. And when it's time, let my spirit run free in Wisconsin, land of my dreams."

1.10(1r)
(1r) The Wisconsin state waltz is "The Wisconsin Waltz," music and lyrics written by Eddie Hansen, the words to which are as follows: "Music from heaven throughout the years; the beautiful Wisconsin Waltz. Favorite song of the pioneers; the beautiful Wisconsin Waltz. Song of my heart on that last final day, when it is time to lay me away. One thing I ask is to let them play the beautiful Wisconsin Waltz. My sweetheart, my complete heart, it's for you when we dance together; the beautiful Wisconsin Waltz. I remember that September, before love turned into an ember, we danced to the Wisconsin Waltz. Summer ended, we intended that our lives then would both be blended, but somehow our planning got lost. Memory now sings a dream song, a faded love theme song; the beautiful Wisconsin Waltz."

1.10(2)
(2) The Wisconsin state dance is the polka.

1.10(3)
(3) The Wisconsin state symbols are as follows:

1.10(3)(a)
(a) The mourning dove (zenaidura macroura corolinensis linnaus) is the symbol of peace.

1.10(3)(b)
(b) Milk is the state beverage.

1.10(3)(c)
(c) The sugar maple (acer saccharum) is the state tree.

1.10(3)(d)
(d) Corn (Zea mays) is the state grain.

1.10(3)(e)
(e) The wood violet (viola papilionacea) is the state flower.

1.10(3)(f)
(f) The robin (turdus migratorius) is the state bird.

1.10(3)(g)
(g) The muskellunge (Esox masquinongy masquinongy Mitchell) is the state fish.

1.10(3)(h)
(h) The badger (taxidea taxus) is the state animal.

1.10(3)(i)
(i) The dairy cow (bos taurus) is the state domestic animal.

1.10(3)(j)
(j) The white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) is the state wildlife animal.

1.10(3)(k)
(k) The American water spaniel is the state dog.

1.10(3)(L)
(L) The honey bee (apis mellifera) is the state insect.

1.10(3)(m)
(m) The trilobite (calymene celebra) is the state fossil.

1.10(3)(n)
(n) Galena (lead sulfide) is the state mineral.

1.10(3)(o)
(o) Red granite is the state rock.

1.10(3)(p)
(p) Antigo silt loam (typic glossoboralf) is the state soil.

1.10(3)(r)
(r) The cranberry (vaccinium macrocarpon) is the state fruit.

1.10(4)
(4) The Wisconsin Blue Book shall include the information contained in this section concerning the state song, ballad, waltz, dance, beverage, tree, grain, flower, bird, fish, animal, domestic animal, wildlife animal, dog, insect, fossil, mineral, rock, soil, and fruit.

1.10 - ANNOT.
History: 1971 c. 14, 129, 167, 228, 307; 1977 c. 326; 1983 a. 33; 1985 a. 162, 295, 332; 1987 a. 279; 1989 a. 162; 1993 a. 411; 1999 a. 83, 186; 2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 174, 321.

1.11
1.11 Governmental consideration of environmental impact. The legislature authorizes and directs that, to the fullest extent possible:

1.11(1)
(1) The policies and regulations shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with the policies set forth in this section and chapter 274, laws of 1971, section 1; and

1.11(2)
(2) All agencies of the state shall:

1.11(2)(c)
(c) Include in every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and other major actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, a detailed statement, substantially following the guidelines issued by the United States council on environmental quality under P.L. 91-190, 42 USC 4331, by the responsible official on:

1.11(2)(c)1.
1. The environmental impact of the proposed action;

[regnaD kciN]

4. Hey, here in Washington...

..."Louie Louie" is the official state rock-n-roll song.

The one thing that caught my eye about your laws was:

The robin (turdus migratorius) is the state bird.

The official name for the robin is "migrating sh*t?" ;-)

[TheMightyFavog]

5. Speaking of our state symbol of peace...

It just happens to be legal to hunt te mourning dove, our official state symbol of peace.

[lukasahero]

6. What a world, huh?

Actually, I kind of chuckled at that. Wonder if those who made the laws caught the irony?