MT Supreme Court Rules To Protect Abortion Access

Montana Public Radio reports:

The Montana Supreme Court has solidified protections for abortion access and will allow nurses with advanced degrees to continue performing abortions in the state. The state’s high court ruled in favor of an advanced practice nurse practitioner who challenged a 2005 law restricting which providers can offer abortion services.

In an unanimous decision, all seven supreme court justices agreed that the law unconstitutionally interferes with Montanan’s right to privacy to seek medical care from the provider of their choosing. Republican lawmakers passed more anti-abortion bills during the 2023 session – two of which have already been challenged in court.

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Two weeks ago Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte [photo] signed five anti-abortion bills, one of which seeks to overturn the law just upheld by the state supreme court. One of the other bills seeks to ban abortion pills.

‘Right to be let alone’: Montana Supreme Court unanimously extends abortion rights against latest GOP efforts, rejects ‘excessive governmental interference’ in women’s lives https://t.co/5aE2FSH0hp

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