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Wyoming governor signs ban on abortions after about 6 weeks but cites misgivings
Wyoming joins four other states banning abortions after six weeks, allowing only narrow health exceptions to prevent serious maternal harm, with 625 abortions reported in 2024.
- On Monday, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed HB 126 banning abortions after embryonic cardiac activity at about six weeks, including a medical exception for life or health risks.
- Abortion access in recent years has been uneven after the state's sole clinic was set on fire in 2022, delaying its reopening and sometimes offering only medication abortion.
- State health records show 625 abortions in 2024 and the Casper-based clinic provided 303 in 2025, while clinic staff began referring patients to out-of-state providers on Monday.
- Burkhart added, 'We are prepared to challenge this ban in court and fight to protect reproductive rights, health and freedom in Wyoming', asserting the clinic's readiness for legal action.
- The law's penalties include felony charges with up to five years in prison or $10,000 fines, amid state policy shifts since 2022 and 13 other states barring abortion at all stages.
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Wyoming Gov Signs Ban on Abortions After About 6 Weeks, Cites Misgivings
·Washington, United States
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Wyoming governor signs ban on abortions after about 6 weeks
Wyoming's governor on Monday signed a ban on abortion after cardiac activity can be detected in the embryo. That's usually about six weeks into pregnancy and often before women realize they're pregnant.
·Los Angeles, United States
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Gordon Signs 'Heartbeat' Abortion Ban; Clinic 'Prepared To Challenge' It
Gov. Mark Gordon signed Wyoming’s Human Heartbeat Act on Monday, banning most abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be heard. The state's only abortion clinic says it is an "attack on Wyomingites’ constitutional freedom" and is ready to challenge it.
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