Chip Neiman

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Leading effort to draft constitutional amendment for 2026 ballot

Wyoming Republicans passed the nation's first explicit abortion pill ban in 2023, confident they'd finally ended abortion access in the state. On January 6, 2026, the state Supreme Court struck it down 4-1—using a constitutional amendment those same Republicans championed in 2012 to fight Obamacare. Turns out a provision guaranteeing adults can 'make their own health care decisions' applies to terminating pregnancies, too.

Updated May 19