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Attorneys representing Wellspring Health Access, the only clinic that, until recently, provided procedural abortions in Wyoming, filed notice on March 11 to dismiss their case in Natrona County District Court against two new restrictive abortion laws.

A nonprofit and a group of physicians were also denied in their attempt to submit “friend of the court” briefs.

Pregnant Wyomingites will now be required to have a transvaginal ultrasound 48 hours before getting abortion medication. That’s after the Wyoming Senate joined the House in reversing the governor’s veto of a bill requiring the procedure.

In a 45 to 16 vote on March 4, House representatives brought back a measure requiring pregnant Wyomingites to have a transvaginal ultrasound 48 hours before being prescribed abortion medication.

Gov. Mark Gordon nixed four bills, including requiring a transvaginal ultrasound before prescribing abortion pills, and a bill prohibiting drones flying over critical infrastructure. He also signed 16 bills into law.

Gov. Mark Gordon has signed over 60 bills into law with just days left of the legislative session. He’s also let six bills become law without his signature. They include a repeal of gun free zones, a repeal of the state budget reserve account and tightening abortion restrictions.

A bill requiring clinics providing procedural abortions to be licensed as ambulatory surgical centers was signed by Gov. Mark Gordon on Feb. 27. The legislation would likely cause the closure of the only such clinic in the state, Wellspring Health Access in Casper.

For the second time in two legislative sessions, Wyoming lawmakers approved a bill that would require a clinic in Casper to become a licensed ambulatory surgical center. That would mean renovating doorways and halls, among other requirements.

The Medical Ethics Defense Act would let physicians, hospitals and insurance companies choose whether to pay for or provide some healthcare if they object to it on moral or religious grounds.

Advocates say pregnancy centers are under threat in the post-Roe era.