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Wyoming House approves bill protecting pregnancy centers after rejecting broader amendment
Summary
The House passed House Bill 3 on Feb. 16, which bars government entities from targeting pregnancy centers; an amendment to broaden criminal-protection language for health-care workers failed after floor debate about scope and regulation.
The Wyoming House of Representatives on Feb. 16 passed House Bill 3, a measure described in committee as protecting pregnancy centers from targeted oversight, after rejecting an amendment that would have broadened protections to health-care workers.
Representative Yen offered third-reading Amendment 1, saying the proposal sought to address threats and risks of violence that the bill’s original text did not cover. "The bill, as written, doesn't do anything to protect [pregnancy centers] from threats or risks of violence," Yen said during the floor debate, arguing the amendment…
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