Overview
- The court struck down a 2023 near‑total abortion ban and the nation’s first explicit medication‑abortion ban as unconstitutional under Wyoming’s healthcare‑rights amendment.
- Chief Justice Lynne J. Boomgaarden authored the 4–1 majority opinion, with Justice Kari Jo Gray dissenting.
- Plaintiffs included Wellspring Health Access, Chelsea’s Fund, and four women, two of whom are obstetricians, who argued the laws infringed the state’s 2012 amendment.
- Governor Mark Gordon called for lawmakers to send a constitutional amendment to voters in 2026, a move that would require action in a short budget session and broad legislative support.
- Separate statutes on surgical‑center licensing for clinics and mandatory ultrasounds remain blocked in ongoing litigation, leaving some restrictions unresolved.