NEWS RELEASE
February 2, 2021
Contact: Representative Mark Baker (HD60)
mark.baker@wyoleg.gov | (307) 371-5113
Contact: Representative Mark Baker (HD60)
mark.baker@wyoleg.gov | (307) 371-5113
Wyoming Republican Lawmakers Demonstrate Commitment to
Preserving the Value of Life with ‘Precious Feet Fridays’
(Cheyenne, WY) — On the heels of
National Sanctity of Human Life Day, a group of Wyoming Republican lawmakers
resumed Precious Feet Fridays, a weekly show of support for the right to life
of every unborn child.
“There is no greater calling than
to uphold the precious value of human life,” said Representative John Bear (HD31).
“The Wyoming Constitution expressly states, ‘In their inherent right to
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, all members of the human race are
equal.’ We believe those innate rights begin at conception and,
accordingly, that we have a responsibility to defend the sanctity of life, beginning
in the womb.”
Members participating in Precious
Feet Fridays will demonstrate their commitment to upholding the value of every
human life by wearing lapel pins identical in size and shape to the feet of a
ten-week-old unborn baby each Friday during the 66th Wyoming
Legislative Session. Wyoming
Right to Life will provide pins to lawmakers and guest to the State Capitol
who share this pro-life message.
“These pins are a reminder that
every person is fearfully and wonderfully made in God’s image,” said
Representative Pepper Ottman (HD34). “There is no such thing as an ‘unwanted
child,’ and we uphold the value of all human life by upholding the value of an
unborn child.”
“Life begins at conception. So
too should the personal rights and protections that are enumerated in the
Wyoming and U.S. Constitutions,” said Representative Rachel Rodriguez-Williams
(HD50), who introduced House
Bill 70, Informed Consent, at the start of the Legislative Session. “Every
woman considering the difficult decision of an abortion should have full
information to protect against an uninformed decision, which is what House Bill
70 seeks to do.”
HB 70 would require doctors in
Wyoming to offer women seeking an abortion to view an ultrasound and listen to
the child’s heartbeat. The legislation would also require doctors to inform the
patient with information on the procedure, provide information about resources
available and explain the potential impacts on the mother’s mental health.
Precious Feet Friday was first
started in the Wyoming Legislature in 2017 and is continued on by members
committed to protecting the right to life across the Cowboy State. More than
862,000 pregnancies were terminated in abortion nationally in 2017 (the most
recent data), representing about 18 percent of all pregnancies. There are 10
pregnancy resources centers across Wyoming that provide support for women and
couples.
“I am reminded of the words of
Thomas Jefferson: ‘The care of human life and happiness and not their
destruction is the first and only object of good government,’” said Senator
Lynn Hutchings (SD05).
“More than 62 million lives of
unborn children have been terminated since the historic Roe v. Wade ruling
in 1973,” said Senator Anthony Bouchard (SD06). “Scripture reminds us that each
of us, and every child, is created in God’s image. We will work in the
Legislature to defend the God-given value of every life.”
“Wyoming has long been a place
that champions the inalienable rights and liberties of all people, including
the unborn,” said Representative Chip Neiman (HD01), who cosponsored HB 70.
“Our state benefits when we take up the charge to defend the value of every
life, no matter how old. Precious Feet Friday is a small way to show that
commitment.”
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