Wyoming Abortion Bill Could Ban Chemotherapy, Surgeries
Wyoming Republicans introduced Senate File 125, aiming to restrict abortion access by narrowly defining “healthcare” to exclude procedures causing harm to various body systems. This definition, however, inadvertently jeopardizes numerous life-saving medical treatments, including chemotherapy and heart surgery, due to its broad language. Legal experts and healthcare professionals widely criticize the bill for its potential to severely limit healthcare providers’ actions and for its lack of consultation with medical professionals. The bill’s constitutionality is also highly questionable, given Wyoming’s existing constitutional right to healthcare decisions.
John Q. Hosedrinker