AN ACT relating to public health and safety; requiring the commonly accepted means of care to be employed in the treatment of any infant born alive; imposing duties on physicians performing abortions; and providing for an effective date.
AbortionHealthcare
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Senator Steinmetz
Last action
2021-04-06
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2021
Plain English Breakdown
The official source material does not specify the exact medical care required, only that it should be 'commonly accepted'.
Care for Infants Born Alive
This law requires doctors to provide standard medical care to any infant born alive after an abortion and obligates physicians performing abortions to take reasonable steps to preserve the life of such infants.
What This Bill Does
Requires that infants born alive after an abortion receive the same level of medical care as other newborns.
Physicians performing abortions must take medically appropriate and reasonable steps to preserve the life and health of any infant born alive.
Who It Names or Affects
Physicians who perform abortions
Infants born alive after an abortion
Terms To Know
Viable Infant
An infant that has a chance of survival outside the womb.
Limits and Unknowns
The law does not specify what happens if doctors do not follow these requirements.
It is unclear how this will be enforced or what penalties might apply to those who violate it.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment proposes to remove a specific line from the bill SF0034, which is about public health and safety measures for infants born alive.
Removes line 7 from page 1 of the original bill.
It's unclear what content was in line 7 that is being deleted, so we don't know exactly what change this amendment makes to the bill's requirements or duties.
The full impact of removing this line cannot be determined without knowing its context and contents.
Bill History
2021-04-06LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 135
2021-04-06Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0061
2021-04-02House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0061
2021-04-02Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0061
2021-04-02LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0061
2021-04-02House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 48-11-1-0-0
2021-04-01House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2021-03-31House
H COW:Passed
2021-03-24House
H Placed on General File
2021-03-24House
H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
2021-03-22House
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
2021-03-05House
H Received for Introduction
2021-03-05Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-4-0-0-0
2021-03-04Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2021-03-03Senate
S 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2021-03-02Senate
S COW:Passed
2021-03-01Senate
S Placed on General File
2021-03-01Senate
S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2021-02-04Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
2021-01-12Senate
S Received for Introduction
2021-01-05LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill Summary - 21LSO-0355
Bill No.:
SF0034
Effective:
7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM
LSO No.:
21LSO-0355
Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0061
Chapter No.:
135
Prime Sponsor:
Steinmetz
Catch Title:
Born alive infant-means of care.
Subject:
Treatment required for born alive infants.
Summary/Major Elements:
The bill amends W.S. 35-6-104 to require that, for any infant born alive after an abortion, the infant must be rendered the care afforded to any other infant born alive.
The bill also requires any physician performing an abortion to take medically appropriate and reasonable steps to preserve the life and health of an infant born alive.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.
While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
21LSO-0355
ORIGINAL Senate
File No
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SF0034
ENROLLED ACT NO. 61,
SENATE
SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2021 General Session
AN ACT relating to public health and safety; requiring the commonly accepted means of care to be employed in the treatment of any infant born alive; imposing duties on physicians performing abortions; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1
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W.S. 35
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6
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104 is amended to read:
35
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6
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104.
Means of treatment for viable abortion.
The commonly accepted means of care
that would be rendered to any other infant born alive
shall be employed in the treatment of any viable infant aborted alive
.
with any chance of survival
Any physician performing an abortion shall take medically appropriate and reasonable steps to preserve the life and health of an infant born alive
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Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2021
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(END)
Speaker of the House
President of the Senate
Governor
TIME APPROVED: _________
DATE APPROVED: _________
I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.
Chief Clerk
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