MT judge stalls start date for upcoming abortion licensure requirement

A District Court judge in Helena on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order to stalling a new law requiring abortion providers to be licensed, because the state health department has not yet established a licensing program with which providers could comply by the Oct. 1 start date. The legal challenge against House Bill 937 is not over: A temporary restraining order blocks the new law from taking effect until further arguments on a lengthier injunction, which would put the brakes on that law over the duration of the case. In...