Heartbeat Bill Emerges to Restrict Abortion in Wake of Supreme Court’s Decision

Heartbeat bill emerges to restrict abortion in wake of Supreme Court’s decision

by Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile When the Wyoming Supreme Court struck down a pair of abortion bans in January as unconstitutional, the decision dealt a major blow to anti-abortion activists who had worked for years to bar the procedure here.  Among those activists was Speaker of the House Chip Neiman, a staunchly pro-life Hulett Republican who advocates for defining fetuses as persons with legal rights. Neiman doesn’t view the court decision as a r…

Wyoming Advances Heartbeat Bill to Ban Abortions on Babies With Beating Hearts

Wyoming lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday that would ban abortions on unborn babies once a heartbeat is detectable, providing legal protection for unborn life at one of its earliest stages in the wake of the state Supreme Court striking down two pro-life laws passed in 2023. House Bill 126, the heartbeat bill, prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which medical experts say can occur as early as six weeks of pregnancy. The …