Montana court blocks ban on abortion procedure

The state of Montana cannot enforce a newly created ban on the only abortion procedure used in the state after 15 weeks’ gestational age , following an order from a district court judge Thursday. Helena Judge Mike Menahan said in his ruling that Planned Parenthood of Montana, which brought the lawsuit, has shown that “immediate and irreparable harm” was presented by the instant effective date of the new law. House Bill 721 was signed by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte on Tuesday and later that day Planned Parenthood renewed a lawsuit...