HELENA — The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a district court decision, striking down three abortion-related laws passed by the 2021 Montana Legislature. MT Supreme Court rules three abortion laws from 2021 are unconstitutional

The laws had been challenged by Planned Parenthood of Montana, which argued the three laws were a violation of the state’s right to privacy. The laws have been on hold since 2021 after a preliminary injunction was granted in Planned Parenthood's favor.

The three laws are:

House Bill 136, which would have banned abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, except when necessary to prevent serious health risk to the mother.

House Bill 140, which would have required abortion providers to ask patients if they wanted to see an ultrasound of the fetus or listen to its hea

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