This is the first state in the U.S. to forbid abortion pills.

Wyoming Abortion Laws: State-level restrictions on abortion have been in place, but things have changed quickly. Gordon expressed concern in a statement that the latter law, known as the Life is a Human Right Act, would lead to a lawsuit that would “delay any resolution to the constitutionality of the abortion ban in Wyoming.”

He noted that if he did not issue a veto, plaintiffs in an ongoing lawsuit had filed a challenge to the new law earlier that day.

Gordon, a Republican, said in a statement: “I believe this question needs to be decided as soon as possible so that the issue of abortion in Wyoming can be finally resolved, and that is best done with a vote of the people.

The decision on abortion pills by the governor of Wyoming comes after they gained attention this week in Texas, where a federal judge questioned a Christian group’s attempt to reverse the long-standing U.S. approval of a popular abortion drug, mifepristone.

Antonio Serrano, the advocacy director for the Wyoming ACLU, blasted the governor for signing the law in a statement.

Serrano stated that politics should not be a factor in any decisions involving a person’s health, including the decision to have an abortion.

Abortion restrictions have been left to the states’ discretion since the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade, the decision that had protected the right to the procedure for nearly 50 years. As a result, the landscape has rapidly changed.

Abortion is currently illegal in thirteen states at any stage of pregnancy. Georgia is the only remaining state that forbids it once the cardiac activity is visible or at around six weeks of gestation.

Abortion bans or severe restrictions have been put on hold by Arizona, Indiana, Montana, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah, and Wyoming courts. The state of Idaho has been ordered by the courts to permit abortions in case of medical emergencies.