Wyoming Bill Creating Criminal Penalty for Failure to Inform (HB 302)

This law was last updated on Apr 11, 2019

State

Wyoming

Number

HB 302

Status

Failed to Pass

Proposed

Jan 29, 2019

Topics

Forced Ultrasound, Informed Consent

Full Bill Text

www.wyoleg.gov

HB 302 would create a criminal penalty for physicians who fail to provide patients with specified information before certain nonemergency abortion procedures.

The bill would make it a misdemeanor—punishable by up to six months in prison and/or a fine of up to $750.00—to fail to inform patients of the opportunity to view an active ultrasound of the fetus and listen to any audible heartbeat.

Latest Action

1/29/19 – Received for introduction.