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Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico all rank in the bottom ten states nationwide when it comes to how healthcare systems are working for women.
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The first-ever Wyoming Reproductive Freedom Summit took place in Lander on June 22. It comes as Wyoming grapples with how to regulate abortion, which remains legal for now. Panels of healthcare providers, clergy, lawmakers and patients considered the uncertain future of abortion care in the state and the ripple effects of that uncertainty.
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The first-ever Wyoming Reproductive Freedom Summit took place last weekend at the Lander Convention Center on June 22. More than 150 people gathered to talk about the state of abortion care in the state. The summit was hosted by Chelsea’s Fund, a non-profit abortion advocacy organization.
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Since 2018, three delivery units have shut down in Wyoming, significantly decreasing the number of OBGYNS in the state. A committee dedicated to addressing the issue came out of a recent meeting with more questions than answers.
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The Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Committee took on this issue as an interim topic. Testimony from health and state officials paint a picture of decreasing deliveries, difficulty recruiting and retaining OB-GYNs, and closures of labor and delivery units in the state.
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Polling from the Coalition group shows the majority of Idahoans support abortion cases in “some or most cases.”
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Physicians, hospitals and Idaho’s top medical associations are sounding the alarm on the state’s OBGYN crisis, saying the state’s strict abortion bans are causing confusion among healthcare professionals and leading to staff shortages.
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The Teton County judge is taking time to make a decision after hearing arguments this week, citing “complex constitutional issues.”
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As Idahoans adjust to the reality of abortion bans, local and national organizations are offering resources to navigate the state’s new confusing legal landscape. What are the legal ramifications of a patient receiving pills from out-of-state and taking them in the privacy of their own home?
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Plaintiffs suing to keep abortion legal in Wyoming have asked a judge to block a law that would ban medication abortions from going into effect on July 1.