Abortion and Reproductive Rights

In a 4–1 decision the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that two state laws — a broad abortion ban (with life, rape and incest exceptions) and the nation’s first explicit state‑level ban on abortion pills — violate the Wyoming Constitution, upholding lower‑court injunctions and keeping abortion legal after challengers including Wellspring Health Access, Chelsea’s Fund and four women relied on a 2012 amendment guaranteeing competent adults’ right to make their own health‑care decisions. The court said it would not “add words” to the constitution and suggested lawmakers could send a clarifying amendment to voters; Wellspring’s president praised the ruling as preserving essential health care and keeping the clinic open, while Gov. Mark Gordon said he was disappointed and urged legislators to pursue a constitutional ban for the 2026 ballot.