Wyoming passes new six-week abortion ban that lawmakers call ‘insult to voters’

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Wyoming's Republican-dominated legislature passed a six-week abortion ban, which Governor Mark Gordon signed while acknowledging its constitutional challenges. The bill has already been challenged in court, mirroring previous bans struck down by the state's supreme court in January. Some lawmakers called the bill 'an insult to voters and our institution.'

The bill continues a cycle of abortion restrictions repeatedly blocked by the state supreme court Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Wyoming’s Republican-dominated legislature passed a six-week abortion ban this week, prompting a new lawsuit and some lawmakers to call it “an insult to voters and our institution”. Mark Gordon, Wyoming’s governor, signed the bill while simultaneously warning of its constitutional hurdles, noting that prior abortion bans were struck down by the state’s all Republican-appointed supreme court this January. Almost immediately, an identical set of plaintiffs filed suit against the new bill. Continue reading...