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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Mar 10, 2026, 07:09 PM 13 hrs ago

Wyoming governor signs ban on abortions after about 6 weeks but cites misgivings

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on Monday signed ban on abortions after embryonic cardiac activity can be detected, generally at about six weeks’ gestation and often before women know they’re pregnant.

The signing makes Wyoming the fifth state to bar abortions at that stage of pregnancy, along with Florida, Georgia, Iowa and South Carolina. Thirteen other states bar abortion at all stages of pregnancy, with some exceptions.

Gordon, a Republican, said in a letter to lawmakers Monday that he has some misgivings about the law he signed because it does not include exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest. “Where the act does not align to my pro-life stance is in the concern for specific vulnerable populations,” he wrote.

The law does make an exception in cases to “preserve the woman from an imminent peril that substantially endangers her life or health, according to appropriate medical judgment.”

https://apnews.com/article/wyoming-abortion-ban-cardiac-activity-gordon-dc7873edfea37389568434cf781ac9eb

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Wyoming governor signs ban on abortions after about 6 weeks but cites misgivings (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 13 hrs ago OP
"Some Misgivings"? So First He Signs It and Then He Actually Starts His Laborious Cognitive Process? The Roux Comes First 13 hrs ago #1

The Roux Comes First

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1. "Some Misgivings"? So First He Signs It and Then He Actually Starts His Laborious Cognitive Process?
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 07:14 PM
13 hrs ago

Of course the air is thin way up in Wyoming, and with all those billionaires like the Cheneys flinging their money, one can't fuss over these things too much.

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