Abortion in Wyoming
Abortion in Wyoming is legal up to fetal viability. In January 2026, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that abortion restrictions are unconstitutional under the state constitution, saying that whether to terminate or continue a pregnancy is a woman’s own health care decision protected by Article 1, Section 38, a right approved by voters in 2012 as Constitutional Amendment A.
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Wyoming passed HB92 in March 2022 to ban abortion after Roe’s overturn, with narrow exceptions for rape, incest (reported to law enforcement), and serious risk to the pregnant person’s life or health. In March 2023, the governor signed a law banning abortion pills, but that ban was ruled unconstitutional and struck down in November 2024.
In February 2025, Wyoming enacted laws requiring abortion facilities to meet ambulatory-surgical-center standards and requiring an ultrasound before abortion pills. The governor supported the surgical-center rule but vetoed the ultrasound rule; the legislature overruled the veto and enacted the ultrasound law. Those changes pressured Wellspring Health Access, the state’s only clinic, to pause abortion services, but the laws were blocked by court actions in April 2025.
Historically, abortion was a criminal offense in Wyoming in 1950. The state has seen many attempts at tighter restrictions over the years, but fewer and fewer clinics operated in the state. From eight clinics in 1982 to five by 1992, then down to one by 2014, with that sole clinic remaining through 2019. Public opinion has been divided: a 2019 survey found about half of Wyoming residents (52%) said abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
There have been protests and notable incidents tied to abortion access, including the 1994 Emerg-A-Care bombing in Jackson and a 2022 arson at a Casper abortion clinic.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 08:47 (CET).