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Senate Lawmakers Attack Abortion Rights with Amendment to Medicaid Bill

Public insurance bans are government-imposed barriers to abortion access, the same as any other restriction that makes it difficult or impossible for people to obtain abortions.

February 14, 2023

ACLU of Wyoming Opposes Legislation Adding Unnecessary Restrictions to Absentee Voting

A number of bills up for debate in the Wyoming legislature would add unnecessary restrictions on obtaining and casting an absentee ballot and will not make Wyoming elections more secure but rather make it harder for people to vote.

February 7, 2023

Senate Committee Advances Anti-Transgender Sports Bill, ACLU of Wyoming Comments

Senate File 133 is not about leveling the playing field for student athletes. It’s about erasing and excluding trans people from participation in all aspects of public life.

January 30, 2023

ACLU of Wyoming Opposes Bill Making Gender-Affirming Care a Form of Child Abuse

By labeling medical care supported by every major medical association – including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association – as child abuse, Wyoming legislators are is compromising the health of trans youth in dangerous and potentially life-threatening ways.

January 26, 2023

ACLU of Wyoming Opposes Border Wall Bill

Senate File 166, which would send more than $5 million out of state to support harmful and unnecessary immigration policies, amounts to little more than political theater.

January 26, 2023

ACLU of Wyoming Opposes Legislation Banning Medication Abortion

Health care decisions should be made between patients and their doctors – not politicians. Banning a safe and standard method of terminating a pregnancy creates unnecessary restrictions for people accessing essential medical care.

January 25, 2023