CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Members of the Wyoming congressional delegation in Washington have signed an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a case protecting the right to have an abortion without excessive restriction from the government.
The brief filed Thursday argues criteria for the 1973 abortion rights ruling in Roe v. Wade for what qualifies as an undue burden on abortion access are unworkable, Casper Star-Tribune reported.
The three Wyoming lawmakers have been consistent voters against abortion rights and have recently joined efforts to eliminate a hidden fee created under the Affordable Care Act to fund elective abortion services, state officials said.
The brief includes 39 Republican senators and 168 representatives, only two are Democrats, officials said. More than two dozen Republican representatives and 13 Republican senators were absent from the brief, officials said.
Several states have enacted laws aimed at spurring court challenges that could eventually seek to overturn the court case ruling.
Wyoming has remained resistant against regulations on abortion despite its reputation as a conservative state, state officials said.
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