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 b...

Wyoming's Republican Governor Mark Gordon has signed legislation prohibiting abortions once fetal cardiac activity is detected, typically around the sixth week of pregnancy.