§ 35-6-139 — Chemical abortions prohibited; exceptions; penalty

Wyoming § 35-6-139

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 6: ABORTIONS

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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall
be unlawful to prescribe, dispense, distribute, sell or use any
drug for the purpose of procuring or performing an abortion on
any person.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to:
(i) The sale, use, prescription or administration of
any contraceptive agent administered before conception or before
pregnancy can be confirmed through conventional medical testing;
(ii) The treatment of a natural miscarriage according
to currently accepted medical guidelines;
(iii) Treatment necessary to preserve the woman from
an imminent peril that substantially endangers her life or
health, according to appropriate medical judgment, or the
pregnancy is the result of incest as defined by W.S. 6-4-402 or
sexual assault as defined by W.S. 6-2-301. As used in this
paragraph, "imminent peril" means only a physical condition and
shall not include any psychological or emotional conditions. No
medical treatment shall form the basis for an exception under
this paragraph if it is based on a claim or diagnosis that the
pregnant woman will engage in conduct which she intends to
result in her death or other self-harm.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any
physician or other person who violates subsection (a) of this
section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
for not more than six (6) months, a fine not to exceed nine
thousand dollars ($9,000.00), or both.
(d) A woman upon whom a chemical abortion is performed or
attempted shall not be criminally prosecuted pursuant to
subsection (c) of this section.