After being sentenced to five years in prison last September, a 22-year-old woman who set fire to a Wyoming abortion clinic in 2022 will also have to put her hand in her pocket and pay a fine of nearly $300,000 (CAD$396,000). .
Lorna Green would have to pay $240,000 to the clinic's insurer, $33,500 to the building owner and $24,500 to the founder and president of the Wellspring Health Access clinic, the New York Daily News reported Wednesday.
The young woman entered the clinic building in May 2022 and started the fire after pouring gasoline on the floor. The clinic was scheduled to open its doors a few weeks later.
She was arrested last March before pleading guilty to federal arson in June. A few months later, Ms. Green was sentenced to five years in prison and three years of supervised release.
Wellspring Health Access was Wyoming's second abortion clinic when it opened in April 2023. It is now the only clinic in the entire state after the other closed earlier this month due to increased costs.
Wyoming is among the states that passed a law banning abortions last March. However, this decree has been challenged in court and is still pending.