35-6-101. Definitions. (a) As used in the act, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) “Abortion” means an act, procedure, device or prescription administered to or prescribed for a pregnant woman by any person with knowledge of the pregnancy, including the pregnant woman herself, with the intent of producing the premature expulsion, removal or termination of […]
35-6-102. Abortion restrictions; exception. (a) An abortion shall not be performed after the embryo or fetus has reached viability except when necessary to preserve the woman from an imminent peril that substantially endangers her life or health, according to appropriate medical judgment. This subsection is repealed on the date that subsection (b) of this section […]
35-6-103. Viability not affected by abortion. A physician who performs an abortion procedure employed pursuant to W.S. 35-6-102 shall not intentionally terminate the viability of the unborn infant prior to, during or following the procedure.
35-6-104. Means of treatment for viable abortion. The commonly accepted means of care that would be rendered to any other infant born alive shall be employed in the treatment of any viable infant aborted alive. Any physician performing an abortion shall take medically appropriate and reasonable steps to preserve the life and health of an […]
35-6-105. Private institutions not required to perform abortions; no liability for refusal to perform abortion. No private hospital, clinic, institution or other private facility in this state is required to admit any patient for the purpose of performing an abortion nor to allow the performance of an abortion therein. The private hospital, clinic, institution or […]
35-6-106. Persons not required to perform abortion; no civil liability for refusal; sanctions or discrimination for refusal forbidden. No person shall, in any way, be required to perform or participate in any abortion or in any act or thing which accomplishes or performs or assists in accomplishing or performing a human miscarriage, euthanasia or any […]
35-6-107. Forms for reporting abortions. (a) The state office of vital records services shall establish an abortion reporting form which shall be used after May 27, 1977 for the reporting of every abortion performed or prescribed in this state. The form shall include the following items in addition to the information necessary to complete the […]
35-6-108. Compilations of abortions; matter of record; exception. (a) The state office of vital records services shall prepare and keep on file for seven (7) years compilations of the information submitted on the abortion reporting forms. The compilations shall be available as provided in this section. The state health officer, in order to maintain and […]
35-6-109. Rules and regulations for disposal of bodies and parts thereof. The state department of health may prescribe rules and regulations for the disposal of the bodies, tissues, organs and parts thereof of an unborn child, human fetus or human embryo which has been aborted.
35-6-110. Penalty for violation of W.S. 35-6-102, 35-6-103 or 35-6-104. Any physician or other person who violates any provision of W.S. 35-6-102, 35-6-103 or 35-6-104 is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than fourteen (14) years.
35-6-111. Penalty for person other than physician to perform abortion. Any person other than a licensed physician who performs an abortion is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one (1) year nor more than fourteen (14) years.
35-6-112. Penalty to use means other than commonly accepted medical procedures. Any person who performs or prescribes an abortion by using anything other than accepted medical procedures is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than fourteen (14) years.
35-6-113. Penalty for violating W.S. 35-6-106. Any person, firm, corporation, group or association who violates W.S. 35-6-106 is guilty of an offense punishable by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00).
35-6-114. Right to damages for discriminatory employment practices for refusal to perform abortion. Any person or persons injured by any action prohibited in W.S. 35-6-106 may by civil action obtain injunctive relief or damages.
35-6-115. Penalty for giving away an aborted child for experimentation; exemptions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, whoever sells, transfers, distributes or gives away any aborted child or any tissue or cells from an aborted child for any form of experimentation is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of […]
35-6-116. Advertising drug or nostrum for procuring abortion or miscarriage. Whoever prints or publishes any advertisement of any drug or nostrum with intent to obtain utilization of such drug or nostrum for procuring abortion or miscarriage; or sells or gives away, or keeps for sale or gratuitous distribution, any newspaper, circular, pamphlet, or book containing […]
35-6-117. Use of appropriated funds for abortion prohibited; exceptions. (a) No funds appropriated by the legislature of the state of Wyoming shall be used to pay for abortions except 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 if the assault is reported […]
35-6-118. Procedure governing abortion performed upon minor. (a) An abortion shall not be performed upon a minor unless at least one (1) of the minor’s parents or her guardian are notified in writing at least forty-eight (48) hours before the abortion, and the attending physician has obtained the written consent of the minor and at […]
35-6-119. Information provided to patient; exceptions; penalty. (a) Except in the case of a medical emergency, the physician performing the abortion on the patient, the referring physician or a person designated by either physician shall inform the patient of the opportunity to view an active ultrasound of the unborn child and hear the heartbeat of […]
