Advocates say they will next ask a judge to temporarily block the Human Heartbeat Act while litigation continues.
Women’s Health
UPDATED: As court battle brews, Wyoming women are again sent out-of-state for care for abortion access
Time window for in-state care shrinks to what providers say is “essentially a ban.”
About a dozen patients turned away after last week’s abortion ban
Abortion advocates hope legal challenges overturn the ban in a few weeks.
Group asks judge to restore abortion rights, block Human Heartbeat Act
The act bans most abortions at six weeks when there’s detectable cardiac activity. The group of abortion access advocates say it’s unconstitutional.
Wyoming bans abortion when there’s a heartbeat
Cardiac activity can be detected with a transvaginal ultrasound at about six weeks. A group of abortion access advocates say they’ll ask a court to block the ban.
Abortion could be on the ballot in three western states this fall
Lawmakers will need to decide on language for any constitutional amendments when their session starts Feb. 9.
Wyoming Supreme Court protects abortion access
A Tuesday ruling that two near-total abortion bans are unconstitutional closes a chapter in the battle over abortion rights in Wyoming.
Program to feed low-income mothers and children now run through county
WIC currently helps 119 people in Teton County access healthy foods and health screenings.
Mountain West states turn to family doctors amid OB-GYN shortages
The University of Wyoming will now offer a specific OB track to students training to be family doctors in Cheyenne. A similar program is already being offered in Casper.
