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March 14, 2025

CONTACT: Michael Pearlman, Communications Director

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*Governor Gordon Vetoes Restrictive Health Care Bill that Would Extend Litigation, Violates Separation of Powers*

 

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – While repeating his pro-life stance, Governor Mark Gordon vetoed a bill that attempted to prematurely define the term “health care” as used in the Wyoming Constitution, thereby adding confusion to the legal status of abortion in Wyoming. In addition, Senate File 125 - Defining Health Care and Protecting the People’s Welfare [ [link removed] ] as passed by the legislature, raises significant separation of powers concerns. 

In his veto letter, the Governor said Senate File 125 “will only perpetuate redundant legal challenges, add to the delay Wyoming has already witnessed in litigating the state’s ability to regulate abortion, and introduce further complexity into an already robust docket on abortion.” 

The Governor’s veto, “will  avoid unnecessary delay, prevent even more legal battles, allow for clarity and finality through the Court’s eventual decision, and preserve the precious separation of powers so essential to containing the excesses of government,” he wrote.

Governor Gordon allowed House Bill 32 - What is a Woman Act [ [link removed] ]go into law without his signature. In his letter, the Governor noted the integrity of biological distinctions are already present in Wyoming law, and questioned whether unintended consequences or the practicality of administration of the bill had been fully explored. 

Click on the bill for a link to the Governor’s letter:

Senate File 125 - Defining Health Care and Protecting the People’s Welfare [ [link removed] ]

House Bill 32 - What is a Woman Act [ [link removed] ]

The full text of all bills can be found on the Wyoming Legislature’s website [ [link removed] ]. A list of bills the Governor has taken action on during the 2025 Legislative Session can be found on the Governor's website. [ [link removed] ]

 

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