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Three abortion bills hit the docket
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GOVERNMENT
Three abortion bills hit the docket
By WYOFILE|14 hours ago
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Legislators in Cheyenne have introduced three abortion bills so far this year. Two would further restrict access to abortion services, while a third would return Wyoming’s abortion policy to the status quo before Roe v. Wade was overturned.
The measures follow a tumultuous year for abortion rights supporters and opponents in the state. ... In March, Wyoming passed a “trigger bill” that was set to ban most abortions if Roe was overturned. In June the U.S. Supreme Court did so with its landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization opinion.
Shortly thereafter, a group of women and nonprofits that support abortion access filed a suit claiming the abortion ban violates the state’s constitution. In July, on the day Wyoming’s abortion ban was set to go into effect, a district court judge granted a temporary restraining order that kept the ban from being enforced. In August the same judge issued a preliminary injunction, effectively freezing the abortion ban’s implementation until its constitutionality could be fully determined.
The case was sent to the state Supreme Court in December, but justices refused to hear it at this time and sent it back to the district court in Jackson. ... Most abortions remain legal in Wyoming.
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GOVERNMENT
Three abortion bills hit the docket
By WYOFILE|14 hours ago
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Legislators in Cheyenne have introduced three abortion bills so far this year. Two would further restrict access to abortion services, while a third would return Wyoming’s abortion policy to the status quo before Roe v. Wade was overturned.
The measures follow a tumultuous year for abortion rights supporters and opponents in the state. ... In March, Wyoming passed a “trigger bill” that was set to ban most abortions if Roe was overturned. In June the U.S. Supreme Court did so with its landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization opinion.
Shortly thereafter, a group of women and nonprofits that support abortion access filed a suit claiming the abortion ban violates the state’s constitution. In July, on the day Wyoming’s abortion ban was set to go into effect, a district court judge granted a temporary restraining order that kept the ban from being enforced. In August the same judge issued a preliminary injunction, effectively freezing the abortion ban’s implementation until its constitutionality could be fully determined.
The case was sent to the state Supreme Court in December, but justices refused to hear it at this time and sent it back to the district court in Jackson. ... Most abortions remain legal in Wyoming.
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