The decision marks another victory for abortion rights advocates after voters in seven states passed measures in support of access.

Women, nonprofits argued the bans violated a state constitutional amendment that competent residents have a right to their own health care decisions.

The ruling found that two state laws — one barring use of abortion pills, and one banning all forms of abortion — violated the state Constitution’s “fundamental right to make health care decisions.”

Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens struck down the two most recent attempts by the Wyoming Legislature to outlaw abortion in Wyoming.

A Teton County judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s two abortion bans, ruling they violate the state constitution. The decision by Judge Melissa Owens keeps most abortions legal in the state. She concluded a near-total ban on abortion and a prohibition against abortion medications — laws that were passed by state legislators in 2023 after the U.

A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming's overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy in line with voters in yet more states voicing support for abortion rights.

Judge strikes down Wyoming's abortion bans, including an explicit prohibition on pills to end pregnancy.

District Judge Melissa Owen struck down Wyoming's first-in-the nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy.