"A woman has a fundamental right to make her own health care decisions, including the decision to have an abortion. The State did not meet its burden of demonstrating the Abortion Laws further the compelling interest of protecting unborn life without unduly infringing upon the woman's fundamental right to make her own health care decisions, the court concluded in a 4-1 split order."
"Those little unborn human beings, those little men and women, those girls and boys in the womb have rights, he said. Who's listening to their voices?"
"The Freedom Caucus said today marks a dark day in Wyoming history After decades of liberal leadership in the governor's office, the State Supreme Court has been filled with jurists who reject basic biology and human dignity, the caucus' statement reads."
The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled two near-total abortion bans unconstitutional in a 4-1 decision. The court held that a woman has a fundamental right to make her own health care decisions, including abortion, and found the State failed to show the Abortion Laws further the compelling interest of protecting unborn life without unduly infringing on that right. The opinion concluded the laws were not reasonable or necessary restrictions. The decision provoked strong reactions from the pro-life community, including disbelief from a co-sponsoring legislator and a Freedom Caucus statement calling the ruling a dark day. The overturned laws had been signed by Republican Governor Mark Gordon, and all five justices were nominated by Republicans.
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