Dear editor:

Wyoming, we need to wake up! Just days ago, a RETIRED district judge declared three more pro-life laws unconstitutional! Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, every single pro-life law passed by our elected representatives has been blocked by our unelected state court judges, undermining the will of the people and leaving our pre-born children unprotected by law. As a result, Wyoming is one of the freest states in the union for abortion! 

We need to rescue the pro-life laws hijacked by our state courts! We need to pass a “Restoration of Rights” constitutional amendment. Four states already have this amendment and others are seeking to enact it. The State Republican Party endorsed this amendment in a resolution passed in their state convention in May. The amendment would state: “There is nothing in the state constitution that grants a right to abortion or taxpayer funded abortions.” 

This amendment would protect our pro-life laws from being blocked by the courts, putting the power to determine abortion policy back in the hands of the people. 

This campaign season is a perfect time for those who are pro-life to attend the “meet and greets” and town halls for the candidates for governor and the state Legislature and ask for their support! If they encounter this issue everywhere they go, they’ll know we’re serious about wanting to do something to restore our rights to have pro-life laws enforced in the state of Wyoming. Pro-life? COWBOY-UP and let your voice be heard! 

Margaret Tueller

Afton