Teton County District Judge Melissa Owens struck down Wyoming's abortion bans, marking the third time she ruled they violated women's rights, health, and state constitutional amendments.
Owens stated the bans would undermine medical integrity by hamstringing physicians' ability to provide evidence-based medicine, labeling abortion as necessary healthcare.
Wyoming's abortion laws were particularly stringent, including a felony charge for those prescribing or using abortion medication, distinguishing it from other states' broader abortion prohibitions.
Wyoming's overturning of its bans follows Missouri's amendment enshrining abortion rights, indicating a growing trend in states to protect reproductive health freedoms.
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