Law Courts

(Washington, D.C.): Earlier this week, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled in a 4-1 decision that abortion is protected healthcare for “competent adults” under the state constitution, arguing “[t]he State did not meet its burden of demonstrating the Abortion Laws further the compelling interest of protecting unborn life without unduly infringing upon the woman’s fundamental right […] The post Wyoming Supreme Court Strikes Down Pro-Life Protections in Flawed Decision appeared first on Americans United for Life .

This is Issue 36 of the American Reports Series. Originally published December 2025; updated January 2026 to address the January 6, 2026 decision from the Wyoming Supreme Court striking down Wyoming’s gestation-based abortion limit Introduction In post-Roe America, a legal divide exists between states that protect unborn children and their mothers and those that shield […] The post Abortion Law in America Today: Introduction and the Pro-Life States appeared first on Lozier Institute .