Judge sentences a woman who investigators say burned a Wyoming abortion clinic to 5 years in prison
- Lorna Roxanne Green, an abortion opponent, was sentenced to five years in prison and three years probation for breaking into and burning Wyoming's first full-service abortion clinic, delaying its opening by almost a year.
- Green admitted to breaking into the clinic, pouring gasoline around the building, and lighting it on fire. She explained that her opposition to abortion and anxiety about the clinic drove her to commit the arson.
- Although abortion remains legal in Wyoming, Green's actions highlight the limited access to abortion services in the state, with only one other clinic providing services.
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Woman Who Burned Down Wyoming Abortion Clinic Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
A Wyoming woman who burned down an abortion clinic has been sentenced to five years in prison and three years of probation. Lorna Roxanne Green, 22, received the minimum possible sentence from U.S. District Judge Alan Johnson for the 2022 arson at Wellspring Health Access in Casper. The clinic had not opened yet, but was slated to be the first full-service abortion provider in the state. The fire was started weeks before it was set to open. The …
Casper abortion clinic arsonist sentenced to five years in prison
CHEYENNE—Julie Burkhart has every reason to be angry with Lorna Green. Last year, the 22-year-old Green set fire to a clinic that Burkhart planned to open in Casper because the facility was set to offer abortions. The blaze caused nearly $300,000 in damage and set back the clinic’s opening by about 10 months. But when it came time Thursday to sentence Green, Burkhart didn’t ask for the maximum punishment. She and others who spoke didn’t condone…
Woman who burned Wyoming abortion clinic sentenced to 5 years in prison
An abortion opponent who broke into and burned what was to be Wyoming’s first full-service abortion clinic in at least a decade, delaying its opening by almost a year, was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison and three years probation.
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