CV NEWS FEED // A Wyoming abortion facility and an abortion group filed a lawsuit Feb. 28 in opposition to two pro-life state bills, one of which Gov. Mark Gordon signed into law that week.
The facility Wellspring Health Access was forced to stop committing abortions last week when Gordon signed House Bill 42 into law, according to the Associated Press.
HB42, which took immediate effect, requires that any non-hospital abortion facility be licensed as an ambulatory surgical center. According to Wyoming Public Media, Wellspring would need to renovate certain halls and doorways in order to be an ambulatory surgical center. The outlet also reported that the law, if enacted, “would likely shut down” Wellspring, which is the only facility in Wyoming that commits both surgical and chemical abortions.
Wellspring and the pro-abortion organization Chelsea’s Fund sued the State of Wyoming, Gordon, Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill, and several other state officials in Natrona County District Court, asking for a temporary restraining order, as well as preliminary and permanent injunctions, to stop the law from being enforced.
In the suit, the pro-abortion plaintiffs are challenging HB42, as well as House Bill 64, which Gordon vetoed this week. HB64 required that pregnant women seeking chemical abortions receive an ultrasound no less than 48 hours before beginning the chemical abortion.
In vetoing HB64, Gordon reiterated his pro-life stance and explained that the bill might require a type of invasive ultrasound that is uncomfortable and potentially traumatic, according to Sheridan Media.
Wellspring’s lawsuit requests that the court declare both bills unconstitutional.
The Associated Press reported that a spokesman for Gordon would not comment on issues related to current litigation.
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