Legislative Update Feb. 9

This week has been very difficult with HB 251- Representative Brechtel’s Abortion – ultrasound information passing first reading on the House floor. The changes made in the bill made no improvement on the violation of doctor-patient relationship or the burdensome 24 hour waiting period. This bill continues to be an unnecessary bill the purpose of which is to invade women’s private reproductive health decisions and insert religious belief into our statutes. Significant amendments were made and passed today however the fact remains that this bill should simply be voted down. We STRONGLY oppose this bill.

HB40 – Compensation for persons exonerated based on DNA will be heard in the Senate judiciary at 8 A.m. tomorrow morning. This bill has received good support and has had few amendments. We support this bill.

HB69 – Prescriptions for marijuana invalid – is moving forward with few amendments and will start its journey through the Senate this week. Unfortunately, it looks like this bill has support and will pass. We oppose this bill.

HB74- Validity of marriage Despites it’s numerous legal problems this bill along with SJ5 - Defense of marriage –constitutional amendment continue to pass through the process. Both of these bills are unnecessary, discriminatory, and probably unconstitutional on both a state and federal level. We STRONGLY oppose this bill.

HB121- Public Records has passed out of the house and been assigned to House Judiciary Committee. This bill would do a great deal to strengthen our current public records act. We support this bill.

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Rachel Maddow shares audio of speeches by Republican representatives in the Wyoming state legislature urging colleagues to vote against a Republican anti-abortion bill and keep government out of the doctor's office.


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Abortion – Ultrasound Information

HB0251 Abortion – ultrasound information – AN ACT relating to public health and safety; requiring physicians to provide patients with specified information before certain nonemergency abortion procedures; providing definitions and amending a definition; and providing for an effective date.

We oppose this bill. This bill is an unwarranted intrusion into private medical care. HB0251 would require women who are considering abortion to be given government-scripted information and then wait 24 hours before having the procedure. This bill interferes with the doctor-patient relationship and inserts the government into the examination room, and allows politics come between a woman and her physician.

Help us protect a woman’s right to choose; call your Representative and ask them to vote NO on HB0251.