Abortion is legal once again in Wyoming. A temporary restraining order is in place as litigation continues on the Human Heartbeat Act.
Abortion is legal once again in Wyoming. A temporary restraining order is in place as litigation continues on the Human Heartbeat Act.
Beyond abortion, Wellspring provides some gender-affirming care, OB-GYN healthcare and family planning services.
Justices will consider whether Wyoming’s two near-total abortion bans enacted in 2023 are constitutional.
Chief Justice Katie Fox denied the lawmaker’s proposal in a brief order filed March 4.
Some lawmakers said the bill isn’t intended to protect women, as its supporters have suggested, but is meant to make abortion inaccessible while it’s legal in Wyoming.
A bill requiring clinics providing procedural abortions to be licensed as ambulatory surgical centers was signed by Gov. Mark Gordon on Feb. 27.
For the second time in two legislative sessions, Wyoming lawmakers approved a bill that would require a clinic in Casper to become a licensed ambulatory surgical center.
Some who testified against the bill said it would infringe on patient rights.
In a new legal brief, the state continues to argue that abortion doesn’t count as healthcare, and a district judge made a mistake in granting access last year.