Wyoming's Republican Governor Mark Gordon signed into legislation Friday a bill outlawing gender-reassignment procedures on children and vetoed a bill that would have imposed further restrictions on abortion clinics, including required licensure. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"I signed SF99 because I support the protections this bill includes for children, however, it is my belief that the government is straying into the personal affairs of families" Gordon said in a statement released. "Our legislature needs to sort out its intentions with regard to parental rights. While it inserts governmental prerogative in some places, it affirms parental rights in others."
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Gordon also vetoed HB0148, known as "Regulation of abortions," that would have placed additional restrictions on abortion clinics in the state. The press release noted that the bill would have "properly regulated surgical abortion clinics in Wyoming," but "amendments to the bill complicated its purpose, making it vulnerable to legal challenges."
On the national scale, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Tuesday about the federal government's approval process of the drug mifepristone, a medication used to terminate pregnancies. A ruling is expected about three months later. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
On the national scale, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Tuesday about the federal government's approval process of the drug mifepristone, a medication used to terminate pregnancies. A ruling is expected about three months later.
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The Supreme Court is currently allowing the FDA to continue regulating the drug while the appeals process plays out. Such regulation includes continued telemedicine prescriptions and retail pharmacy dispensing.
Fox News' Shannon Bream, Bill Mears and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Haley Chi-Sing is a Freelance Writer for Fox News Digital. You can reach her at @haleychising on X.
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