In the US, Wyoming became the first state to ban abortion pills.

A new victory for conservatives who intend to curtail access to abortion in the United States. Wyoming on Friday became the first US state to ban abortion pills. Wyoming (West) Gov. Mark Gordon has urged legislators to go further and include a total ban on abortion in that state’s constitution and put it to the vote.

The decision comes at a time when many anti-abortion opponents are seeking to ban abortion pills nationwide following a Supreme Court decision last year to bury abortion rights at the federal level. Since then, fifteen states have decided to ban all abortions in their territories.

Access is already restricted

A ruling on this matter is also expected in an Amarillo court in Texas, where an ultra-conservative federal judge is set to rule on a possible federal ban on mifepristone (RU 486). This pill, most widely used for medical abortion, was approved in 2000 by the American Medicines Agency (FDA).

Texas federal judge Matthew Kaczmarik could order it removed from sale nationwide. Texas lawmakers are also considering a proposal that would not only ban abortion pills, but also require government ISPs to block access to mail-order sites.

Mark Gordon, Governor of Wyoming, has said he will not back down in his fight against abortion. “I believe that all life is sacred and that every person, including unborn children, should be treated with dignity and compassion,” he said Friday night.

Since the US Supreme Court gave each state the freedom to make laws last June, about fifteen have restricted access to mifepristone by requiring a doctor to provide it, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a women’s rights think tank. have an abortion.

If a Texas federal judge rules to ban abortion pills nationwide, abortion rights groups say it will have as much impact as last year’s Supreme Court ruling.