Wyoming Supreme Court protects abortion access
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Wyoming Supreme Court Strikes Down Two Abortion Bans
Are abortion ban exceptions cynical political theater, or is the court ruling activist overreach that ignores voters' will?
Above: Protestors for and against a bill banning abortions after six weeks showed in South Carolina on May 16, 2023. Image credit: Natalie Behring/Getty Images
The Spin
Left narrative
Abortion exceptions in red-state bans are nothing but cynical political theater designed to fool voters while blocking real access. These carve-outs are deliberately incoherent — excluding mental health crises, imposing impossible reporting requirements, and drawing arbitrary lines exposing that lawmakers never cared about protecting life at all. Courts are finally calling out this have-it-both-ways scam for what it is: a messaging strategy that crumbles under legal scrutiny.
Right narrative
The Wyoming Supreme Court's activist ruling ignores the will of the people and the moral imperative to protect unborn life. This decision doesn't reflect Wyoming values and only prolongs the proper resolution of an issue with enormous moral and social consequence. A constitutional amendment should go directly to voters this fall to override judicial overreach and finally settle this question democratically.
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