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Committee passes bill to shield pregnancy centers from government action after hours of testimony
Summary
The Labor, Health & Social Services Committee voted 6–3 to pass House Bill 3, which would limit state and local government actions targeting pregnancy centers and protect counseling, hiring decisions and certain speech; supporters called it preventive, opponents warned it grants special privileges and raised HIPAA and medical‑safety concerns.
The Labor, Health & Social Services Committee passed House Bill 3 on a 6–3 roll-call vote, approving legislation that would limit state and local government actions against pregnancy centers and protect those centers’ counseling and staffing choices if enacted.
The bill’s sponsor and the committee framed the measure as protecting pregnancy centers from discriminatory government action. Opponents, including medical providers and reproductive-rights advocates, urged narrower drafting and said the measure as written could create special legal privileges for one category of nonprofits.
Dr. Renee Henkel, an OB‑GYN in Cheyenne, testified she is “pro choice, pro reproductive health care” and said she questioned the…
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