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LAN<\/strong><\/em> UPDATE, 3\/27<\/strong>: Abortion proponents seeking to stop the two new pro-life laws in Wyoming from going into effect refiled their case in Natrona County following the case’s dismissal by Teton County Judge Melissa Owens.<\/em><\/p>\n

(Pregnancy Help News<\/a>) \u2014 Abortion regulations remain in place though on hold in Wyoming as a judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by the state\u2019s sole abortion facility challenging two pro-life laws in the state.<\/p>\n

In an interesting turn of events Ninth District Court Judge Melissa Owens, who\u00a0previously sided with abortion advocates\u00a0<\/a>in lawsuits against the state pro-life laws, dismissed a lawsuit from Wellspring Health Access and other abortion proponents.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit started in Natrona County, however, that county\u2019s court system apparently did not take up the case in a timeframe desired by the plaintiffs and they refiled in Teton County where Owens presides.<\/p>\n

\u201cWyoming Right to Life is pleased that Judge Owens saw through the blatant attempt to \u2018judge-shop\u2019 by the plaintiffs,\u201d Marti Halverson, executive director of the organization, told\u00a0Pregnancy Help News.<\/em>\u00a0\u201cDr. Anthony, a Jackson abortionist, was very clear about this when she said, \u2018Teton County has historically been more responsive in the past.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Giovannina Anthony had been quoted saying such in a report from the\u00a0Jackson Hole News & Guide<\/em>\u00a0on the day of the March 21 ruling. The article also quoted Anthony saying, \u201cI\u2019m disappointed,\u201d after the Owens\u2019 dismissal of the case.<\/p>\n

The case was dismissed entirely because a change of venue is “not available in case law or by the rules,” according to an attorney representing the plaintiffs suing the state, the report<\/a>\u00a0said. Owens agreed and said the filing on the part of the state was “effectively a motion to dismiss.”<\/p>\n

Owens had\u00a0previously sided with pro-abortion plaintiffs<\/a>, including Anthony and the Wellspring abortion facility, in a different lawsuit against the state for laws passed in 2023, including making chemical abortion illegal in Wyoming. That case currently sits with the State Supreme Court after the State of Wyoming appealed Owens\u2019 decision. That case is expected to be heard on April 16, Halverson said.<\/b><\/p>\n

READ: Trump administration may freeze \u2018family planning\u2019 funding to Planned Parenthood<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The two new laws<\/a>, which went into effect immediately, impact both surgical and chemical abortions. One requires facilities that perform surgical abortions be licensed as surgical ambulatory clinics and have a physician with hospital admitting privileges no more than 10 miles away. The other new law requires women who are seeking chemical abortions to have an ultrasound, most likely a transvaginal procedure, and wait 48 hours before receiving the abortion pill regimen.<\/p>\n

Because of the new laws, Wellspring, Wyoming\u2019s only surgical abortion clinic which also dispenses chemical abortion pills, and the Jackson physician who provides chemical abortion, have ceased conducting these procedures.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are so grateful that Wyoming legislators place high priority on the health and safety of women,\u201d said Jessica Baxter, CEO and president of True Care Women\u2019s Resource Center, a pregnancy help medical clinic in Casper. \u201cWomen deserve high quality care from licensed medical professionals who have their best interests at heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

True Care\u00a0recently relocated<\/a>, and the new building stands near Wellspring.<\/p>\n

Wyoming\u2019s governor Mark Gordon\u00a0vetoed the ultrasound measure<\/a>\u00a0after it readily passed the two legislative houses. He expressed concern that women who had been sexually abused would be further traumatized undergoing a transvaginal ultrasound. The state legislature overrode his veto.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe pray the misconceptions regarding these new laws won\u2019t deter women from seeking the care they deserve,\u201d Baxter said.<\/p>\n

The plaintiffs in this new lawsuit can \u201crefile wherever they so choose under Wyoming law,\u201d Owens said, according to the\u00a0Jackson Hole News & Guide<\/em>\u00a0article.<\/p>\n

Halverson expects them to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the tenacity of the pro-abortion lobby, we fully expect the plaintiffs to refile elsewhere,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTen pregnancy centers within the state of Wyoming stand ready to provide women experiencing unplanned pregnancies free services and information on all their options as well as the support and resources they need to make this critical decision,\u201d Baxter said.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published at Pregnancy Help News<\/a> and is reprinted here with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n

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