§ 35-6-124 — Exceptions to abortion prohibition; applicability

Wyoming § 35-6-124

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

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(a) It shall not be a violation of W.S. 35-6-123 for a
licensed physician to:
(i) Perform a pre-viability separation procedure
necessary in the physician's reasonable medical judgment to
prevent the death of the pregnant woman, a substantial risk of
death for the pregnant woman because of a physical condition or
the serious and permanent impairment of a life-sustaining organ
of a pregnant woman, provided that no separation procedure shall
be deemed necessary under this paragraph unless the physician
makes all reasonable medical efforts under the circumstances to
preserve both the life of the pregnant woman and the life of the
unborn baby in a manner consistent with reasonable medical
judgment;
(ii) Provide medical treatment to a pregnant woman
that results in the accidental or unintentional injury to, or
the death of, an unborn baby;
(iii) Perform an abortion on a woman when 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. Prior to the
performance of any abortion under this paragraph the woman, or
the woman's parent or guardian if the woman is a minor or
subject to a guardianship, shall report the act of incest or
sexual assault to a law enforcement agency and a copy of the
report shall be provided to the physician; or
(iv) Perform an abortion on a woman when in the
physician's reasonable medical judgment, there is a substantial
likelihood that the unborn baby has a lethal fetal anomaly or
the pregnancy is determined to be a molar pregnancy.
(b) Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit the
use, sale, prescription or administration of a contraceptive
measure, drug, chemical or device if the contraceptive measure,
drug, chemical or device is used, sold, prescribed or
administered in accordance with manufacturer instructions and is
not used, sold, prescribed or administered with the specific
intent to cause or induce an abortion.