Thu Mar 23, 2023 – 5:22 pm EDTThu Mar 23, 2023 – 5:38 pm EDT
CHEYENNE (LifeSiteNews) — A pro-life Wyoming law banning abortions from the moment of conception hit a roadblock Wednesday after a district judge temporarily blocked the legislation from taking effect. The decision means that women can still legally obtain abortions in the Cowboy State pending future court actions.
Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens made the decision to block Wyoming’s “Life is a Human Right Act,” which bans all chemical or surgical abortions except in cases of rape, incest, or allegedly to save the life of the mother, while the court weighs a lawsuit brought by abortionists, USA Today reported. Pro-life advocates stress that there is never a circumstance in which abortion is medically necessary.
Owens’ decision came just days after the pro-life law took effect and will stall enforcement for at least two weeks. In the meantime, the state’s two abortion clinics can continue performing abortions.
LifeSiteNews previously reported that the Act passed the Wyoming House in February and cleared the state Senate on March 7 following the addition of exceptions for rape and incest.
Lawmakers had introduced the “Life is a
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