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N.D. (AP) – The director of North Dakota’s sole abortion provider says people stopped by the downtown Fargo facility to donate cash shortly after Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed the nation’s most restrictive abortion legislation.

Red River Women’s Clinic director Tammi Kromenaker calls the legislation “extreme and unconstitutional.”  Kromenaker says Dalrymple has “awoke a sleeping giant” by approving the legislation on Tuesday.

Dalrymple signed a bill that would ban most abortions if a fetal heartbeat can be detected, something that can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. He also signed into law another measure that makes North Dakota the first state to ban abortions based on genetic defects. Dalrymple endorsed a measure that requires a doctor who performs abortions to be a physician with hospital-admitting privileges.

But Valley City Representative Dwight Kiefert was pleased that Governor Dalrymple signed the bills into law on Tuesday.

While Enderlin Representative Naomi Muscha had a mixed reaction. She favored 3 anti-abortion bills but voted against 3 others this year due to some controversial amendments.

Valley City Senator Larry Robinson said, “Regarding the three bills the Governor signed yesterday, I am not surprised that he signed them.”

Dalrymple says he signed the bills to test the boundaries the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized the procedure.

The Center for Reproductive Rights has announced that it plans to challenge at least one of the anti-abortion bills that North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law Tuesday.

The New York-based group plans to challenge a bill that bans an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can happen as early as six weeks into pregnancy. It’s the most direct challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion up until a fetus is considered viable, usually at 22 to 24 weeks.

Dalrymple said in a statement that the Legislature should appropriate money for a litigation fund, indicating that the Republican governor is prepared for an expensive fight. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem tells The Associated Press that his office would likely need a boost to its budget.

Meanwhile, the Catholic Diocese of Bismarck is applauding North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple for signing into law three anti-abortion bills. Bishop David Kagan released a statement Tuesday praising the Republican governor for protecting the “basic human right” of life.

Kagan also applauded the state legislators who supported the measures to “extend protections to unborn human life and to advance the health of women.”