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Fire, looming ruling don’t stop new Wyoming abortion clinic

Julie Burkhart, founder of the Wellspring Health Access clinic in Casper, Wyo., stands outside the clinic on Thursday, May 26, 2022. The women's health and abortion clinic, which would be the only one of its kind in the state, was set to open in mid-June but an arson fire has delayed the opening by at least several weeks. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver) The fire-damaged Wellspring Health Access clinic in Casper, Wyo., is seen Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The women's health and abortion clinic, which would be the only one of its kind in the state, was set to open in mid-June but the arson fire has delayed the opening by at least several weeks. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver) A box containing mementos is seen Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Casper, Wyo., in front of the hand-and-footprints and cremains container of Riana Little Walker, whom their parents aborted five months into pregnancy. Doctors said the fetus was unlikely to be born alive due to severe medical complications. The mother, Riata Little Walker, is a supporter of a planned new women's health clinic in Casper that would provide abortions, which would be the only clinic of its kind in the state. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver) Riata Little Walker and her husband, Ian Walker, holding a heart-shaped container with their aborted daughter's ashes, are seen with their toddler son Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at their home in Casper, Wyo. Riata Little Walker is a supporter of a planned new women's health clinic in Casper that would provide abortions. It would be the only clinic of its kind in the state. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)