Wyoming governor signs bill banning abortion pills

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill Friday night banning abortion pills in the state and authorizing a separate measure to restrict abortions without his signature.

In a statement, Gordon expressed concern that the latter law, dubbed the Life is a Human Rights Act, would result in a lawsuit that would “overturn any constitutionality of Wyoming’s abortion ban.” will delay the resolution.”

He noted that earlier in the day, a plaintiff in an ongoing lawsuit filed a challenge to the new law if it did not issue a veto.

“I believe that this question needs to be decided as soon as possible so that the issue of abortion in Wyoming can be finally resolved, and that it is best done by a vote of the people,” said Gordon, a Republican. said in a statement. Statement.

gave Ban the abortion pillpassed by the state Legislature earlier this month, “prohibits the prescription, distribution, sale or use by any person of any drug for the purpose of inducing or inducing an abortion.”

This is excepted in cases of rape, adultery, or danger to the mother’s life.

According to the text of the bill, doctors who violate the law can be charged with a misdemeanor that carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison and a fine of up to $9,000.

The ban will be effective from July 1.

This comes after a federal judge in Texas heard arguments on Wednesday. In a trial That could determine whether the Food and Drug Administration will have to withdraw its decades-old approval of the abortion drug mifepristone.