The judge who struck down Wyoming's near-total abortion ban did so using a constitutional amendment that Republicans made in 2012. Abortion access continues to be a pressing issue across the country. In 2024, 10 states voted on abortion rights. Seven ...

The ruling found that two state laws — one barring use of abortion pills, and one banning all forms of abortion — violated the state Constitution’s “fundamental right to make health care decisions.”

A Wyoming judge ruled Monday that two laws restricting and banning abortion in the state violate its constitution, making the procedure legal up until fetal viability for the time being.Teton County District Judge Melissa Owens imposed an injunction on the state laws in a ruling that said the pair of laws ran afoul of the state's constitution,