{"id":289914,"date":"2023-04-28T08:38:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T13:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=289914"},"modified":"2023-04-26T16:18:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T21:18:00","slug":"second-abortion-facility-wyoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/second-abortion-facility-wyoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Second-trimester abortion facility opens in Wyoming as pro-life law remains blocked"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An abortion facility has opened in Wyoming amidst legal uncertainty, raising the number of abortion facilities in the pro-life state to two.<\/p>\n

Wellspring Health Access opened last week<\/a>; it is owned by Julie Burkhart<\/a>, an abortionist who previously worked with George Tiller, the late-term Kansas abortionist murdered in 2009.<\/p>\n

The only other facility in Wyoming, located in Jackson, commits only chemical abortions. This new facility, however, will commit surgical abortions through 24 weeks<\/em> of pregnancy, according to its website<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long journey, filled with obstacles and challenges, but we at Wellspring Health Access refused to give up because we believe that Wyomingites deserve access to abortion care,\u201d Burkhart said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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Preborn child at 24 weeks<\/p><\/div>\n

The abortion facility is operated by Circle of Hope Health Care Service, a pro-abortion non-profit organization with the mission<\/a> of expanding “access to reproductive health care in abortion deserts around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last month, Wyoming legislators passed a bill that would protect nearly all preborn children from abortion; it was blocked almost immediately<\/a> by a district court judge. Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens ruled that the state’s pro-life law may violate the Wyoming Constitution, which states that adults have a right to make their own healthcare decisions.<\/p>\n