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 judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy.