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Wyoming has become the first US state to ban abortion pills after its governor signed a bill that made prescribing or selling them illegal.
Violating it is punishable by up to six months in jail and a $9,000 fine.
Women "upon whom a chemical abortion is performed or attempted" will not be prosecuted.
As Mark Gordon signed the bill on Friday, a Texas judge was considering a lawsuit that could effectively ban a common abortion pill nationwide.
Abortion pills are the most common method of pregnancy termination in the US.
The Wyoming bill, which was passed by the state's Republican-controlled legislature earlier this month, makes it illegal to "prescribe, dispense, distribute, sell or use any drug for the purpose of procuring or performing an abortion".
The law is scheduled to take effect on 1 July.
Continued below.
Violating it is punishable by up to six months in jail and a $9,000 fine.
Women "upon whom a chemical abortion is performed or attempted" will not be prosecuted.
As Mark Gordon signed the bill on Friday, a Texas judge was considering a lawsuit that could effectively ban a common abortion pill nationwide.
Abortion pills are the most common method of pregnancy termination in the US.
The Wyoming bill, which was passed by the state's Republican-controlled legislature earlier this month, makes it illegal to "prescribe, dispense, distribute, sell or use any drug for the purpose of procuring or performing an abortion".
The law is scheduled to take effect on 1 July.
Continued below.
Abortion pills banned in Wyoming as Texas judge considers nationwide decision
The ban comes as a Texas judge considers revoking nationwide approval of a common abortion pill.
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