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Montana Supreme Court declares 2021 abortion restrictions unconstitutional
- On June 11, 2025, Montana's highest court affirmed a previous decision that invalidated three abortion restriction laws passed in 2021, ruling them unconstitutional in Helena.
- The laws were passed by the GOP-led Montana Legislature and challenged in a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood in August 2021 in Yellowstone County District Court.
- The overturned laws sought to ban abortions beyond 20 weeks, require patients to undergo two ultrasounds and hear a fetal heartbeat, and limit access to medication abortions by restricting telehealth services and imposing waiting periods.
- Justice Beth Baker authored the majority opinion affirming an explicit state constitutional right to privacy and access to abortion, noting this right remains independent of the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs decision.
- The ruling affirms abortion access in Montana but triggered criticism from Republican Governor Greg Gianforte and a legal challenge from the conservative Montana Family Foundation against a recent voter-approved abortion-rights initiative set to take effect July 1.
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