Key takeaways:
- Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed a bill prohibiting abortion pills in the state and allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature.
- The Governor expressed concern that the Life is a Human Right Act would result in a lawsuit that would delay any resolution to the constitutionality of the abortion ban in Wyoming.
- The abortion debate has been a contentious issue in the United States for decades, and the Governor’s decision will likely be met with both praise and criticism.
On Friday night, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed a bill prohibiting abortion pills in the state and allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature. This bill is the latest in a series of state-level restrictions on abortion access, with 13 states already having blanket bans on all forms of abortion and 15 states having limited access to abortion pills.
In a statement, Governor Gordon expressed concern that the Life is a Human Right Act, the separate measure restricting abortion, would result in a lawsuit that would delay any resolution to the constitutionality of the abortion ban in Wyoming. He believes that the issue of abortion in Wyoming should be decided as soon as possible and that the best way to do that is with a vote of the people.
The Governor’s decision comes after the issue of access to abortion pills took center stage this week in a Texas court. A federal judge there raised questions about a Christian group’s effort to overturn the decades-old U.S. approval of a leading abortion drug, mifepristone.
The abortion debate has been a contentious issue in the United States for decades, and the Governor’s decision will likely be met with both praise and criticism. It remains to be seen how the decision will affect the abortion debate in Wyoming and the rest of the country.
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