Wyoming abortion bans indefinitely struck down by Teton County judge

JACKSON — Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens struck down the two most recent attempts by the Wyoming Legislature to outlaw abortion in Wyoming.

Owens granted a permanent injunction Monday for the “Life is a Human Right Act” and a medical abortion ban passed by lawmakers in the 2023 session.

Her 35-page summary judgment order on Johnson v. State of Wyoming was filed more than a year after the first legal challenge from women, health care professionals and nonprofits supporting access to and offering abortion services.

Owens’ decision was based on the argument that the laws impeded...