On Friday, September 1st, a lawsuit was filed by the ACLU of Montana, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and law firm Dechert, LLP, on behalf of All Families Healthcare, Blue Mountain Clinic, and Helen Weems, APRN-FNP. The lawsuit is targeting House Bill 937, sponsored by Rep. Lola Sheldon-Gallowy, R-Great Falls, which requires the state license and inspect abortion providers, their facilities and employees. Gov. Greg Gianforte, a Republican, signed this bill into law in May alongside a slew of other anti-abortion bills. These infrastructure restrictions would go into effect Oct. 1 with no guidelines from the state health department on how to obtain a license, making compliance by that date impossible. By Nicole Girten for the Daily Montanan. September 1st, 2023.
