""The State did not present enough evidence to show the restrictions (and exceptions) on performing abortions and the ban on medications (and exceptions) are no more restrictive than necessary to serve the State's interest in protecting prenatal life," Chief Justice Lynne Boomgaarden wrote in the majority opinion. "Therefore, the majority held that those laws are unconstitutional.""
""any drug for the purpose of procuring or performing an abortion.""
The Wyoming Supreme Court struck down two laws banning abortion, including a 2023 law targeting abortion medication, in a 4-1 decision. The court found the laws violated a 2012 state constitutional amendment that affirms residents' rights to make their own health care decisions. The court concluded the State failed to prove the restrictions and the medication ban were no more restrictive than necessary to protect prenatal life. The general ban had criminal penalties and limited exceptions; a county judge previously also struck down the laws citing harms to health, well-being, and livelihoods.
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