abortion

Abortion is legal once again in Wyoming. A temporary restraining order is in place as litigation continues on the Human Heartbeat Act.

A judge heard arguments on a new lawsuit challenging the Human Heartbeat Act, which bans most abortions starting around six weeks when there’s cardiac activity. The law is still in effect while the judge weighs arguments.

Some lawmakers in our region are arguing abortion bans help keep a population young and growing. Others say they lead to more people leaving the state.

Abortion access advocates had asked to add the new Human Heartbeat Act, a six-week-ban, to an existing lawsuit to efficiently block the law. Now, they are filing a separate lawsuit.

The time window for in-state care has shrunk to what providers say is "essentially a ban.”

The advocates are asking to overturn three state laws they say make it unnecessarily hard to obtain abortions and aren’t needed to protect women. The state disagrees.

Abortion advocates hope legal challenges overturn the ban in a few weeks.

The Legislature adjourned with a budget and over 90 new laws on the books. On this season’s last episode, WyoFile's Maggie Mullen and Wyoming Public Radio's Jordan Uplinger recap what passed, back-and-forth between the governor and lawmakers, and what happens next.

The act bans most abortions at six weeks when there’s detectable cardiac activity. The group of abortion access advocates say it’s unconstitutional.

Gov. Mark Gordon signed eight bills into law on Monday and allowed one to become law without his signature.