Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill impacting trans youth, but vetoed another that would have regulated clinics that provide procedural abortions.
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Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill impacting trans youth, but vetoed another that would have regulated clinics that provide procedural abortions.
As yet another OB/GYN clinic shutters in Teton County, women are left wondering what the future holds.
This comes after a longtime OB/GYN clinic in Jackson announced it’s shutting its doors due to rising costs.
There’ll be a six-week gap this winter with little access to pregnancy-ending care in Teton County.
States like Colorado saw huge increases in patients, while there were slight declines in Wyoming — where a ban is being challenged in the courts.
A handful of physicians argue the law prevents “abortions on demand” while allowing them when a pregnant person’s life is in danger.
The state will have to explain how the near-total and medical abortion laws protect Wyomingites’ public health and welfare.
The state legislature was the first in the nation to explicitly outlaw medication abortions earlier this year.
A Teton County judge denied the request today from Secretary Gray and others to defend the state’s near-total abortion ban, currently blocked during litigation.