In a 4-1 decision, the justices decided that the two bans – which include the nation's first exclusive ban on abortion pills – violated a 2012 state constitutional amendment. That amendment affirmed competent adults' right to make their own healthcare decisions and was originally passed as part of Wyoming's response to the Affordable Care Act.
"Today, the Wyoming Supreme Court affirmed what we've always known to be true: abortion is essential health care, and the government should not interfere in personal decisions about our health," Julie Burkhart, president of the Wyoming abortion clinic Wellspring Health Access, said in a statement...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/06/wyoming-abortion-ban-supreme-court
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