SF0125 Defining health care and protecting the people’s welfare is CONSTITUTIONAL. Except for specified cases, the bill specifies that abortion procedures are not included in the definition of “health care”.
Four page House Labor Committee amendment strengthens and supports the bill by correctly fulfilling legislative purview in Section (c) below:
Wyoming State Constitution
Article 1, Section 38
(a) Each competent adult shall have the right to make his or her own health care decisions. The parent, guardian or legal representative of any other natural person shall have the right to make health care decisions for that person.
(b) Any person may pay, and a health care provider may accept, direct payment for health care without imposition of penalties or fines for doing so.
(c) The legislature may determine reasonable and necessary restrictions on the rights granted under this section to protect the health and general welfare of the people or to accomplish the other purposes set forth in the Wyoming Constitution.
(d) The state of Wyoming shall act to preserve these rights from undue governmental infringement.
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