Section 35-6-139 - Chemical abortions prohibited; exceptions; penalty(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be unlawful to prescribe, dispense, distribute, sell or use any drug for the purpose of procuring or performing an abortion on any person.(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to:(i) The sale, use, prescription or administration of any contraceptive agent administered before conception or before pregnancy can be confirmed through conventional medical testing;(ii) The treatment of a natural miscarriage according to currently accepted medical guidelines;(iii) Treatment necessary to preserve the woman from an imminent peril that substantially endangers her life or health, according to appropriate medical judgment, or 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. As used in this paragraph, "imminent peril" means only a physical condition and shall not include any psychological or emotional conditions. No medical treatment shall form the basis for an exception under this paragraph if it is based on a claim or diagnosis that the pregnant woman will engage in conduct which she intends to result in her death or other self-harm.(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any physician or other person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine not to exceed nine thousand dollars ($9,000.00), or both.(d) A woman upon whom a chemical abortion is performed or attempted shall not be criminally prosecuted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. Added by Laws 2023, ch. 190,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.