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Wyoming Senate adopts committee changes to pregnancy‑center protections after heated debate on scope and remedies
Summary
House Bill 3, proposing legal protections and damages remedies for pregnancy centers, passed the Committee of the Whole after debate over scope, equal‑protection concerns and a contested amendment; the chair ruled a proposed broadening amendment not germane and sent the rules question to the Rules Committee.
The Senate Committee of the Whole on Feb. 27 advanced House Bill 3, which would protect pregnancy centers from government interference and provide civil remedies for alleged violations, after a day of intense debate and a procedural challenge.
Senator Steinmetz, explaining the bill, said it would bar state and local authorities from penalizing or restricting pregnancy centers because they do not provide or promote abortion or contraception, protect centers' staffing and hiring…
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