The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a district court decision, striking down three abortion-related laws passed by the 2021 Montana Legislature.

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. They were 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 heartbeat.

House Bill 171, which would have put additional restrictions on medication abortion,

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