Jan. 6 (UPI) -- The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that two laws banning abortion in the state are unconstitutional because they conflict with a 2012 law.
In a 4-1 decision, the court said the bans conflict with a 2012 amendment that protects people's right to make their own healthcare decisions, which was originally passed as a rebuke to former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act.
"A woman has a fundamental right to make her own health care decisions, including the decision to have an abortion," the decision said.
"The State did not meet its burden of demonstrating the Abortion Laws further the compelling interest of protecting unborn life without unduly infringing upon the woman's fundamental right to make her own health care decisions. As such, the Abortion Laws do not constitute reasonable and necessary restrictions on a pregnant woman's right to make her own health care decisions."
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