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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mead Gruver

Wyoming's governor vetoes ultrasound requirement for medication abortions

A bill that would have required women seeking medication abortions to get ultrasounds has been vetoed by Wyoming's Republican governor, who questioned whether it was reasonable and necessary especially for victims of rape and incest.

“Mandating this intimate, personally invasive, and often medically unnecessary procedure goes too far,” Gov. Mark Gordon wrote in a letter explaining his veto late Monday.

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