Wellspring center in Casper pauses services after conservative legislature passes tough new restrictionsThere’s a small, unremarkable beige building in downtown Casper, the heart of Wyoming’s oil country, tucked between a Sinclair gas station and a local dry cleaner. Most days of the week, the building attracts a small throng of protesters.In May 2022, it was burned down just three weeks before a new business was set to open in the building. Since it finally opened in 2023, Wyoming lawmakers have passed a number of laws designed specifically to shut it down. Continue reading...
Wyoming's only full-service abortion clinic, Wellspring Health Access, faces an uncertain future after the state legislature passed restrictive laws requiring it to meet ambulatory surgical center standards and mandating transvaginal ultrasounds and a 48-hour waiting period. The clinic has paused services, referring abortion patients to Colorado. The laws, criticized as TRAP laws, are seen as an effort to restrict abortion access despite polling showing significant support for abortion rights among Wyoming residents.
