Wyoming
Abortion Bill Removing Exemptions For Rape, Incest Passes Vote
A invoice that might take away exemptions for rape and incest instances beneath Wyoming abortion legislation handed a committee vote within the Wyoming Legislature on Wednesday and now strikes on to the Wyoming Home.
You may learn Home Invoice 152, the ”Life is a Human Proper Act,” right here.
The legislation is meant to exchange the present Wyoming abortion “set off legislation” that’s at present the topic of a court docket struggle. That legislation was handed by the legislature final yr.
It is referred to as a “set off legislation” as a result of it was triggered by the U.S. Supreme Courtroom’s overturning of the Roe vs. Wade determination final yr, That 1973 determination legalized abortion within the U.S. Final yr’s court docket determination doesn’t make abortion unlawful in the USA, but it surely does give state’s the power to take action
If the Wyoming set off legislation survives it is court docket problem, it could outlaw abortion, but it surely does include exemptions for pregnancies stemming from rape or incest. The set off legislation is at present blocked by a brief district court docket order. But when Home Invoice 152 is accredited by the legislature it could exchange the “set off legislation,” though one other court docket battle on the brand new legislation would doubtless happen.
The Wednesday vote within the Wyoming Home Judiciary committee in favor of the invoice was 5-4.