Hundreds Brave the Bitter Cold in Wyoming to March Against Abortion
Hundreds of participants endured cold and windy conditions Saturday to join the annual Right to Life March in downtown Cheyenne, advocating for the protection of life from conception to natural death in the wake of a recent Wyoming Supreme Court decision striking down key pro-life laws.
The march, organized by Right to Life of Laramie County, began at Cheyenne Depot Plaza. Demonstrators walked north along Capitol Avenue to the Wyoming Supreme Court Building, carrying signs and banners in a silent procession highlighting their opposition to abortion.
Due to the cold and windy weather, speeches were moved indoors to St. Mary’s Cathedral following the march.
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Carlos Bersabe carried a 60-pound rucksack and wooden cross during the march. A Catholic, Bersabe said that he views defending society’s most vulnerable, especially the unborn, as central to his faith.
Laramie County Right to Life President Neva Rust was among those participating, carrying a sign as the group proceeded.
Professional surfer and shark bite survivor Bethany Hamilton and Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray spoke during the event inside St. Mary’s Cathedral.
The event came after the Wyoming Supreme Court issued a 4-1 ruling on January 6 declaring two 2023 pro-life laws unconstitutional. Those measures included a comprehensive ban on abortion — with exceptions for rape, incest or to save the mother’s life — and the nation’s first explicit prohibition on abortion pills.
The court wrongly based its decision on a 2012 state constitutional amendment protecting the right to make health care decisions, stating that “A woman has a fundamental right to make her own health care decisions, including the decision to have an abortion” even though killing babies and hurting women is not health care.
“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,” the ruling states.
Abortion remains legal in Wyoming, continuing at Wellspring Health Access in Casper, the state’s only abortion business.
Gov. Mark Gordon, a Republican, expressed disappointment with the ruling and called for legislative action.
“This ruling may settle, for now, a legal question, but it does not settle the moral one, nor does it reflect where many Wyoming citizens stand, including myself. It is time for this issue to go before the people for a vote,” Gordon said.
The justices noted that the 2012 amendment was not originally intended for abortion but suggested lawmakers could seek voter approval for changes.
“But lawmakers could ask Wyoming voters to consider a constitutional amendment that would more clearly address this issue,” the justices wrote.
Saturday’s march underscored ongoing pro-life determination in the state to advocate for protections for unborn life despite the legal setback.
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