Justices will consider whether Wyoming’s two near-total abortion bans enacted in 2023 are constitutional.
Women’s Health
Abortion restrictions expected to resurface in the upcoming legislative session
One policy will require clinics that provide procedural abortions to become licensed ambulatory surgical centers.
How the right to make health care decisions led to abortion being allowed in Wyoming
The decision hinges almost entirely on a constitutional right Republicans fought for in the wake of the passage of the federal Affordable Care Act, allowing residents to make their own healthcare decisions.
Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming
Most people close to the issue expected the case to end up in front of the Wyoming Supreme Court.
Mountain West states rank low in women’s healthcare
Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico all rank in the bottom ten states nationwide when it comes to how healthcare systems are working for women.
Wyoming’s first statewide reproductive freedom summit focuses on abortion
The first-ever Wyoming Reproductive Freedom Summit took place in Lander on June 22. It comes as Wyoming grapples with how to regulate abortion, which remains legal for now.
Wyoming Supreme Court declines state abortion case
The court acknowledged that it will likely be required to weigh in the constitutionality of the state’s abortion bans at some point, but said the Teton County District Court should make a ruling first.
Governor vetoes abortion bill, signs ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill impacting trans youth, but vetoed another that would have regulated clinics that provide procedural abortions.
Wyoming abortion case barreling toward state supreme court
A Teton County judge has asked the high court to rule on the future of reproductive rights in the state. But will it?
