Judgette Blocks Wyoming’s First-in-Nation Ban on Medication Abortion
Medication abortion will remain legal in Wyoming for now after a district judge blocked the state’s ban on abortion pills. The law, intended to take effect July 1, would have prohibited the prescription, sale and use of abortion pills – the first such measure in the nation. It joins the state’s near-total abortion ban, which has also been halted as legal challenges play out. The Teton County District Court clerk’s office confirmed that district judge Melissa Owens had held a three-hour hearing in the case and issued a verbal order from the bench. Read more...