Montana judge temporarily blocks enforcement of abortion ban; hearing next week
Gov. Greg Gianforte speaks at a bill signing ceremony on the steps of the State Capitol on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in Helena, Mont. Montana's Republican-controlled Legislature passed several bills related to abortion access, and Republican Gov. Gianforte signed five of them Wednesday, including one that will likely lead the state Supreme Court to reconsider its nearly 25-year-old decision that supports the right to a pre-viability abortion by a provider of the patient's choice. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a new ban on the type of abortion most commonly used after 15 weeks of gestation until he can hear arguments on the law next week....
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