There’s a Surprising New Tool to Challenge State Abortion Bans

The case involves two Wyoming abortion bans, one criminalizing virtually all procedures from conception to the moment of conception.

Frida Ghitis : It's the first time a state Supreme Court will decide whether a right to health care governs abortion access.

She says the case could matter beyond the definition of health care, but it likely won't be the last.

Ghitis says the anti-abortion movement more openly has openly discussed its cause as a Christian cause.

States have been where to date some of the most important fights over reproductive rights have been waged.

The state Supreme Court has to issue a decision by August .

The court’s ruling will shape debates about the role of religion in abortion bans and whether abortion counts as health care after all.