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

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Wyoming abortion bans indefinitely struck down by Teton County judge

JACKSON, Wyo. — Ninth District Court Judge Melissa Owens struck down two pieces of legislation that sought to make abortion illegal in Wyoming on Monday, Nov. 18, the latest action in a long saga concerning the legality of abortion in the Equality State. Owens ruled that the bans violate the state constitution’s assertion that every […] The post Wyo abortion bans struck down by Judge Owens appeared first on Buckrail - Jackson Hole, news.

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — 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…

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Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws,  including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy

A Wyoming judge ruled Nov. 18 that two state laws restricting abortion — including one banning chemical or medication abortions — violated the state’s constitution and could not be enforced. Judge Melissa Owens of Teton County District Court wrote in her ruling that the laws, one restricting most abortions in the state and another specifically prohibiting the use of an abortion-inducing drug, “impede the fundamental right to make health care dec…

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Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including abortion pill ban - Catholic Review

Jimmy Williams In a pivotal ruling on Monday, a Wyoming state judge struck down the state’s overarching abortion ban and its unique law explicitly banning medication-induced abortions, marking a significant victory for abortion rights advocates. Teton County District Judge Melissa Owens ruled that the laws violate the state constitution, specifically the 2012 amendment affirming residents’ rights to make their own health care decisions. This is …

Wyoming abortion bans indefinitely struck down by Teton County judge

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