
Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens presides in Teton County District Court, Friday, June 2, 2023, in Jackson, Wyo., during a hearing regarding Wyoming’s bans on abortions. (Bradly J. Boner/Jackson Hole News & Guide via AP, Pool)
A state judge in Wyoming struck down the first state law specifically banning the use of abortion pills as well as the state’s restrictive abortion law Monday, finding that both laws violated the state’s constitution.