Mifepristone pills in hand
  • Wyoming became the first state to ban abortion pills after a bill became law on Friday.
  • The "Life is a Human Right Act" makes prescribing or selling abortion pills a felony.
  • Gov. Mark Gordon said he "acted without bias and after extensive prayer" in allowing the bill to pass.

Amid an ongoing battle against abortion-inducing medication taking place across the country, Wyoming has become the first state to ban abortion medication after the "Life is a Human Right Act" became state law on Friday night.

Governor Mark Gordon refused to veto the bill, which prompted the ban to automatically become law after it sat unsigned for three days without being returned to the state legislature for review.