US EditionWyoming Supreme Court to hear arguments over abortion bans struck down by a judge
- The Wyoming Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding abortion bans on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. In Cheyenne.
- The Legislature passed two laws last winter, prompting legal challenges from women and nonprofits.
- One law requires abortion clinics to be licensed; another mandates ultrasounds 48 hours before pill abortions.
- Plaintiffs argue the laws harm women's health and violate the state constitution; the state disputes this.
- A judge blocked the bans, but the state appealed; Wellspring Health Access stopped providing abortions.
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Wyoming Supreme Court mulls constitutionality of state’s abortion bans
CHEYENNE—Wyoming Supreme Court justices grilled attorneys Wednesday on the legality of the state’s two abortion bans, honing in on what has long been the case’s central question: whether a 2012 amendment to the state constitution prevents lawmakers from ending the practice. It was a day years in the making after several women, doctors and an abortion aid group filed a lawsuit in March 2023 challenging two newly passed abortion bans. A Teton Coun…
Wyoming Will Fight for Abortion Ban in Court, Arguing Abortion is Not Health Care
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Wyo Supreme Court takes up question of abortion's constitutionality again
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Supreme Court heard further arguments in the ongoing saga over abortion’s legality in the Equality State on Wednesday, April 16. The Court stated that it would issue its decision at a later date, calling for a recess after an hour of argument presentation and rebuttals. Johnson v. Wyoming will decide […] The post Wyo Supreme Court takes up question of abortion’s constitutionality again appeared first on Buckrail - Ja…
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