Wyoming Supreme Court Strikes Down First US State Ban on Abortion Pills [View all]

The first piece of state legislation in the US explicitly banning the use of abortion pills was struck down on Tuesday as Wyoming’s state Supreme Court ruled that it, along with the state’s near-total abortion ban, violated the state’s constitutional right to bodily autonomy.

Both laws were passed in 2023, following the US Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. One of them banned abortion in nearly all cases, except when the pregnant patient’s life is threatened or in cases of rape or incest—a measure similar to those in several other red states.

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In a 4-1 ruling, the Wyoming Supreme Court on Tuesday also sided with abortion rights advocates, ruling that both of these laws conflicted with the state’s constitution.

“A woman has a fundamental right to make her own healthcare decisions, including the decision to have an abortion,” the ruling states.

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