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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Geoff Mulvihill

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

Abortion Ban Wyoming - (Jackson Hole News & Guide)

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on Monday signed ban on abortions after embryotic 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.

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