Enforcement of Montana Abortion Law Ends
A federal judge has signed an injunction barring enforcement of a Montana law that required parental notification before girls under 18 could have abortions.
U.S. District Judge James Battin’s order on Tuesday ratified a settlement reached earlier between the state and The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy.
Acting on behalf of six doctors and a physician’s assistant, the center filed a federal lawsuit that challenged the 1974 notification law. The center said the law allowed no procedure for a judge to waive the parental notice requirement in special circumstances.
State attorneys conceded last week that the law was unconstitutionally broad and was unenforceable.
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