MADISON, Wis. — In a bow to abortion opponents, the Wisconsin Assembly has voted to create "Choose Life" license plates after a bipartisan deal that would have created a new way of authorizing specialty plates fell apart.
The Assembly passed the Republican-sponsored bill shortly after midnight Friday to create the "Choose Life" plates.
A bipartisan deal involved not taking up the bill and instead set up a procedure for qualified groups to apply to the Department of Transportation for special plates instead of going through the Legislature.
But Republican leaders backed off of that deal after getting angry over several moves by Democrats during the late-night debate, including a call to adjourn early.
Money created by the "Choose Life" plates would go to Choose Life Wisconsin Inc., a corporation that groups opposed to abortion set up to funnel money to adoption programs.
