Overview
- In a 4-1 ruling, justices invalidated two laws, including the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills, as unconstitutional under Wyoming’s charter.
- The challenge was brought by Wellspring Health Access, Chelsea’s Fund, and four women, including two obstetricians.
- State attorneys argued the measures were lawful because abortion is not health care, a position the justices rejected under the constitution’s health-care protections.
- Governor Mark Gordon called the decision “profoundly unfortunate” and urged lawmakers to advance a constitutional amendment for voter consideration this year.
- Separate litigation over clinic licensing and ultrasound requirements continues, with those rules currently blocked by a different judge.