Abhortion · State legal snapshot
Legal to viability; many laws enjoined. Abortion is legal in Wyoming until viability (about 24 weeks LMP), protected by the state constitution's health care freedom amendment, but multiple…
§ I · Gestational limit
│ Legal to viability; other bans enjoined · measured from LMP · Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-6-102(a)
§ II · Restriction inventory — 15 checked, 6 in force
◐24-week ban · LMPIn force
●In-person visitsNone
●Method-specific banNone (state)
◐Physician-only lawIn force
◐Parental notificationIn force
✓Telehealth prescribing banIn force
●Waiting periodNone
●Spousal consent or noticeNone
●Abortion trafficking lawNone
●Scripted counselingNone
●Civil bounty (SB8-style)None
●Private insurance restrictionNone
●Ultrasound requirementNone
✓Pill-mailing banIn force
✓Self-managed abortion crimeIn force
§ III · Access
Criminal exposure
Procedure
Coverage & interstate
Available now
Yes
Pregnant person
Expressly exempt
Waiting period
0 hours
Medicaid
Hyde only
Medication · telehealth
Regulated separately · telehealth barred
Self-managed
Criminalized
Compelled visits
0 in person
Private insurance
No state restriction
Who may perform
Physicians only
Provider max penalty
Felony, up to 5 years and $20,000 fine
Minors
Parental notification
Shield state
No
Mailing pills
Banned
Fetal homicide law
Yes · abortion carved out
Judicial bypass
Available
Major pending change
Yes · see p. 2
✓ Abolition-aligned — forbids abortion or imposes liability◐ Partial — a hurdle, an enjoined law, or a carve-out● No restriction○ Unclear or not applicable
§ IV · Where the line is drawn — governing authorities
Wyoming Constitution, Article 1, Section 38 — Health Care Freedom Amendment, Wyo. Const. art. 1, § 38 — The Wyoming Supreme Court held this provision protects abortion as a fundamental health…
2026 ●State v. Johnson, State v. Johnson, 2026 WY 1 (Wyo. 2026) — This 4-1 Wyoming Supreme Court decision permanently enjoined the Life is a Human Right…
■Viability Abortion Ban, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-6-102(a) — The only currently enforceable abortion restriction in Wyoming: abortion is legal until…
“An abortion shall not be performed after the embryo or fetus has reached viability except when necessary to preserve the woman from an imminent peril that substantially endangers her life or health, according to…”— Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-6-102(a)
Fetal personhood — how the contradiction is walled off
✓ Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-6-122(a)(iv)
“'Unborn baby' or 'unborn human being' means an individual living member of the species homo sapiens throughout the entire embryonic and fetal stages from fertilization…”
Personhood language in blocked Life Act
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● Exempt · pregnant woman
Expressly exempt from criminal penalty
● Carved out · abortion
Abortion is not chargeable under the homicide statutes.
✓ Reached · third parties
Fetal homicide at any stage; mother exempt
Wyoming law contains a profound contradiction between fetal personhood and abortion access. Wrongful death: Unclear; no Wyoming appellate ruling.
§ V · Criminal exposure by actor
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Pregnant woman
Expressly exempt from criminal penalty
✓
Physician
Felony; up to 5 years; license…
✓
Non-physician prescriber
Misdemeanor under blocked Medication Ban
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Helpers · funds
No specific helper liability under…
●
Travel helpers
No travel ban or trafficking law
●
Civil bounty
No SB8-style civil bounty law
✓ the actor faces criminal or civil exposure under state law · ● no exposure · ○ unclear or theoretical
Penalties on the books — top 5
§ VI · How the law got here ● court ■ statute ◆ executive / agency
Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens grants summary judgment for plaintiffs, holding that the Life Act and…
5 Mar 2025■Wyoming legislature overrides Governor Gordon's veto of HB64, enacting a law requiring an ultrasound at least 48…
21 Apr 2025◆Natrona County District Court issues a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of HB64 and HB42 while litigation…
6 Jan 2026●Wyoming Supreme Court issues its decision in State v.
9 Mar 2026■Governor Gordon signs HB0126, the Human Heartbeat Act, a six-week ban prohibiting abortion once cardiac activity is…
24 Apr 2026◆Natrona County District Court issues a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of HB0126 (six-week heartbeat ban)…
1 May 2026◆Governor Gordon certifies the viability ban (Wyo. Stat. Ann.
12 Jun 2026◆Natrona County District Judge Thomas T.C.
§ VII · Exceptions matrix
Named in law: ◐ the exception is written into the ban · ✓ no such exception · ● no ban for an exception to operate against. Verified (neutral): ✓ quoted text confirmed at source · ◐ semi-verified · ○ verify before publication · — not applicable.
§ VIII · Interstate & helpers
✓ No shield law
No shield law; no cross-border targeting
● Travel unrestricted
Travel out of state is lawful
✓ Telehealth prescribing barred
Telehealth prescribing unclear; physician-only applies
✓ Pill mailing banned
Mailing pills banned in blocked statute
● Funding help protected
No law targeting abortion funding or funds
● Providing information
No information-gag law; First Amendment protects
Interstate postureWyoming has neither a shield law protecting abortion providers or patients from other states' investigations nor a law targeting cross-border abortion activity; it is neutral on interstate abortion…
§ IX · Who pays
Hyde Amendment only
Life
Hyde · federal
Rape
Hyde · federal
Incest
Hyde · federal
Beyond Hyde
Not covered
No statutory restriction on private coverage
No additional exchange restrictions
✓Defunds providers; restricts state appropriations
§ X · Pending changes status and effect as recorded — no forecast
Johnson et al. v. State — HB0126 heartbeat ban challengeTemporary injunction granted April 24, 2026, by Natrona County District Court; merits not yet decided. State…
If upheld, the six-week ban is permanently blocked and abortion remains legal to viability. If the injunction is dissolved on appeal, abortion becomes illegal once…
LitigationState appeal of June 12, 2026 order striking down HB64, HB42,…Wyoming Speaker of the House confirmed intent to appeal to the Wyoming Supreme Court. Appeals timeline…
If the Wyoming Supreme Court reverses, the 48-hour waiting period with mandatory ultrasound for medication abortion, TRAP licensing requirements, and clinic…
LegislationPotential constitutional amendment to overturn JohnsonThe Wyoming Supreme Court in Johnson explicitly noted that 'lawmakers could ask Wyoming voters to consider a…
If passed by the legislature (two-thirds vote) and approved by voters, a constitutional amendment could remove or narrow the Art. 1, § 38 protection for abortion,…
§ XI · Key authorities ● case ■ statute ◆ agency
■Wyoming Constitution, Article 1, Section 38 — Health… Wyo. Const. art. 1, § 38
●State v. Johnson State v. Johnson, 2026 WY 1 (Wyo. 2026)
■Viability Abortion Ban Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-6-102(a)
■Life is a Human Right Act (blocked) Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 35-6-120 to 35-6-138
■Medication Abortion Ban (blocked) Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-6-139
■Physician-Only Abortion Restriction Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-6-111
■Fetal Homicide — Murder of Unborn Child Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-104(b)-(c)
■Human Heartbeat Act (blocked) HB0126, 68th Leg. (Wyo. 2026)
■Public Funding Restriction Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-6-117(a)
■Abortion Reporting Requirement Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-6-131