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  • WyoFile | Surveilling your toilet water is the antithesis of small government, but the freedom caucus wants to do it

    Anti-abortion Wyoming legislators who were the first in the nation to approve a bill banning all medication abortions changed their strategy this year after a state district court in November rejected their work as unconstitutional. They didn’t bother sponsoring any bills to challenge the ruling, which found the ban violated residents’ right to…

  • Cowboy State Daily | Committee OKs Bill Requiring Ultrasounds Before Giving Out Abortion Pills

    A bill that would significantly alter the way abortions are performed in Wyoming advanced through a state House committee on Wednesday. House Bill 64, legislation sponsored by House Speaker Chip Neiman, R-Hulett, would require all women planning on getting a prescription-induced abortion in Wyoming — also known as the abortion pill…

  • Cowboy state daily: Bill Would Require Tighter Regulation Of Wyoming Abortion Clinics And Doctors

    Abortion remains legal in Wyoming after a district court judge last month ruled that state laws banning the procedure were unconstitutional, but that doesn’t mean legislators won’t find other end-arounds to put more regulations on abortions. State Rep. Martha Lawley, R-Worland, is bringing back her Regulation of Surgical…

  • WyoFile | New group emerges to fight for abortion access, reproductive freedom in Wyoming

    In the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion-rights advocates in Wyoming have been on the defensive. After Roe’s fall, the Wyoming Legislature’s near-total “trigger” ban was set to go into effect, though it stalled in court. The very next year, it was replaced by another near-total ban and an…

  • The Cheyenne Post | Wyoming United for Freedom Welcomes New Director in Pro-choice Fight

    Abortion bans and attempts to restrict reproductive healthcare conflict with Wyoming’s values of freedom and independence. Despite overwhelming support for reproductive freedom, candidates who want to ban abortion keep getting elected. It is an all-hands-on-deck moment for everyone who values personal freedom and bodily…

  • Wyoming Tribune Eagle | Wyoming United for Freedom announces new communications director

    CHEYENNE – Wyoming United for Freedom has announced Marcie Kindred as its new communications director and field organizer. With her extensive background in advocacy and grassroots organizing, Kindred is well-positioned and mobilizing volunteers throughout the state, the organization said in a news release. "Wyomingites have…