Montana judge temporarily blocks enforcement of abortion ban; hearing next week

FILE - Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signs a suite of bills aimed at restricting access to abortion during a bill signing ceremony on the steps of the state Capitol in Helena, Mont., May 3, 2023. Planned Parenthood of Montana filed a complaint on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, to temporarily block a law that bans the abortion method most commonly used after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The court filing happened just hours after Gianforte's office announced he had signed the bill. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)