A state District Court judge on Tuesday put the brakes on several new abortion restrictions in Montana. In an oral ruling following a four-hour hearing in Lewis and Clark County District Court, preliminary injunctions were granted against four bills recently signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, which subsequently are being challenged in a pair of lawsuits filed by plaintiffs including Planned Parenthood of Montana. The preliminary injunction puts those laws on hold until there is a final ruling on their merits.
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