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Senate adopts amendment and passes bill saying 'abortion is not health care'; extends trigger to March 12, 2026
Summary
After hours of debate, the Wyoming Senate adopted a third‑reading amendment that states "abortion is not health care," then passed Senate File 125. Lawmakers split sharply over whether abortion should be characterized as health care or a taking of life.
Senators on Feb. 12 adopted an amendment and passed Senate File 125, a bill that, as amended, states that abortion is not health care and adjusts the bill's trigger date to March 12, 2026.
The amendment, moved on the floor as third‑reading amendment No. 1, was presented as a concise substitution that would “say what it is not” rather than attempt to redefine health care in statute. Senator Bonar moved adoption of the amendment; the Senate adopted it and then returned to final passage of the bill sponsored on third reading by Senator Steinmetz.
Why it matters: supporters said the language clarifies the Legislature’s…
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