{"id":264615,"date":"2022-03-17T18:44:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T23:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=264615"},"modified":"2022-03-16T20:42:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T01:42:21","slug":"wyomings-ban-most-abortions-roe-overturned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wyomings-ban-most-abortions-roe-overturned\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyoming’s new law will ban most abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade<\/em> and the question of the legality of abortion is returned to individual states, Wyoming has prepared its answer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Wyoming legislature passed <\/span>HB 92 \u201cAbortion prohibition-Supreme Court decision\u201d<\/span><\/a> recently, ultimately passing by a vote of 45-14 with one abstention. Governor Mark Gordon <\/span>signed the bill into law<\/span><\/a> on Tuesday. The law bans abortion in the state five days after the Supeme Court overturns <\/span>Roe v. Wade<\/span><\/i>. The law states that abortions \u201cshall not be performed, except when necessary to preserve the woman from a serious risk of death or of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function, not including any psychological or emotional conditions.\u201d The law specifically excludes exceptions for incest or sexual assault.<\/span><\/p>\n

The law is what\u2019s colloquially known as a \u201ctrigger law\u201d a ban on abortions waiting to be \u201ctriggered\u201d by overturning Roe v. Wade<\/em>, the Supreme Court decision that initially legalized abortion in the country. So far, 12 other states have enacted similar laws:\u00a0 Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. Four other states (Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and West Virginia) have laws predating Roe<\/em> that ban abortion in the state. Although the laws are unenforceable on account of their conflict with Roe<\/em>, they would come back into force.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Opponents of the measure raised concerns about its wording, and whether or not it would align with a potential future Supreme Court decision. \u201cThis is a really important issue,\u201d said Rep. Cale Case, according to the <\/span>Wyoming Tribune Eagle<\/span><\/a>. \u201cI am particularly interested about the vagueness of this legislation, that is triggered by a Supreme Court decision \u2026 overruling a previous doctrine. That makes it seem like it is going to be black or white. […] We don\u2019t know what that Supreme Court decision is going to say. It may have restrictions, it may have no restrictions. But we are tailoring our policy toward that, and it is a very important discussion because it affects the welfare of women and families in Wyoming.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Pro-lifers on Twitter celebrated the law\u2019s passage. \u201cState after state is passing laws to protect unborn children,\u201d tweeted the Jewish Pro Life League. \u201cI hope the Supreme Court is paying attention to the fact that most Americans want to protect unborn children.\u00a0 It’s time to overturn Roe v. Wade.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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State after state is passing laws to protect unborn children. I hope the Supreme Court is paying attention to the fact that most Americans want to protect unborn children. It's time to overturn Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n

— Jewish Life League (@JewsProLife) March 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n