This story was first published by WyoFile on Nov. 18, 2024. 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.

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.”

A county district judge in Wyoming imposed an injunction on two state laws that curtailed abortions there on Monday, ruling that they violated the state's constitution.