SF0125SS001

This amendment substantially revises the definition of health care to explicitly define abortion and life, establish narrow exceptions for abortion, and modify the effective date.

• Replaces the general health care definition with a more detailed definition that includes explicit protection of 'life' from the moment of conception as an unborn person. Prohibits actions that terminate life except as provided, and narrows the abortion exception to cases where the abortion is medically necessary to save the pregnant woman's life through a pre-viability separation procedure. (Page 2, lines 1-7)
• Adds a new subsection (ii) that provides a comprehensive definition of 'abortion' as any act, procedure, device or prescription intended to terminate a human embryo or fetus, with an exception for early delivery after viability using commonly accepted obstetrical practices. (Page 2, lines 27-35)
• Renumbers the original subsection (ii) to (iii) and adds the word 'intentionally' to modify 'causes harm' in the health care definition. (Page 2, line 9)
• Modifies the documentation requirement by changing 'necessitated' to 'necessary for the treatment of an illness or injury, documented and medically necessitated' to provide more specific standards. (Page 2, line 13)
• Expands the scope of whom the medical exceptions apply to by changing 'pregnant woman' to 'person'. (Page 2, line 14)
• Changes 'physician' to 'medical provider' to broaden who can make determinations under the statute. (Page 2, line 15)
• Clarifies that the recovery exception applies specifically to recovery from an injury or illness and requires that the medical provider recommends terminating life support services. (Page 2, lines 16)
• Changes the effective date from July 1, 2025 to immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution. (Page 3, line 5)

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