Wyoming Judge Blocks Abortion Ban, Clinic Cheers

0:00It's April 27. This is Canada News Today, driven by AI. A Wyoming judge just hit pause on a new state law banning abortions after embryonic cardiac activity shows up, usually around six weeks. That's a temporary block, while a lawsuit plays out from the state's only abortion clinic. This comes right after the Wyoming Supreme Court tossed out broader bans back in January for clashing with the state constitution. The high court ruled, those old laws broke a 2012 voter-approved amendment, guaranteeing adults the right to their own health care choices. Lawmakers fired back with this tighter ban, which the Republican governor signed in March, aiming to dodge that constitutional snag. Folks at Wellspring Health Access, Wyoming's sole clinic, say the ban already slashed their ability to help patients for nearly two months. It's a big relief for them, keeping doors open amid the fight. One-wide, 13 states now enforce total abortion bans with few exceptions, and four others

1:00like Iowa and Florida cut off at six weeks or cardiac. Detection, often before people even know their pregnant. All this since the Supreme Court flipped Roe v. Wade in 2022. Governor Mark Gordon argues the state can still defend the law by showing a strong need to protect life, but he's pushing lawmakers for A. Constitutional amendment on abortion to put straight to voters, I stay glued to Wyoming as these battles keep unfolding.