Wyoming was the only state to explicitly ban abortion pills – one of the laws struck down on Monday
Judge strikes down Wyoming’s anti-abortion laws in victory for rights advocatesAssociated PressA Wyoming judge has struck down the state’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-country explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy – in line with voters in further states voicing support for abortion rights.
One of the Wyoming laws that Owens said violated women’s rights under the state constitution bans abortion except to protect a pregnant woman’s life or in cases involving rape and incest. The other made Wyoming the only state to explicitly ban abortion pills, though other states have instituted de facto bans on the medication by broadly prohibiting abortion.The laws were challenged by four women, two of whom are obstetricians, as well as two nonprofit organizations.
Nearly every ban has been challenged with a lawsuit. Courts have blocked the enforcement of some restrictions, including bans throughout pregnancy in Utah and Wyoming. Judges struck down bans in Georgia and North Dakota in September 2024. Georgia’s supreme court ruled the next month that the ban there can be enforced while it considers the case.
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