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Wondering what the U.S. Supreme Court decision means in Montana? Watch this virtual town hall event featuring comments from featuring comments from experts in the field.

The impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade will be devastating. Here’s what comes next.

This isn’t a “they’re coming for us next” moment. They’ve already come for us, and the fight of our lives is here.

Brigitte Amiri, deputy director of the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project, breaks down what you should keep in mind in the wake of the leaked draft.

Originally published in the Missoulian Op-ed section

In a win for Montanans, the state’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision on Friday April 26, blocking a law designed to restrict abortion access in the state. The law at issue prevents advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) from providing abortion care on threat of criminal prosecution. As a result of the court’s ruling, the law remains blocked for plaintiff Helen Weems, a certified nurse practitioner, and allows her to continue providing abortion care to her Montana patients. The Center for Reproductive Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana filed the lawsuitlast year.

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As a college student, Helen Weems spent a semester in Costa Rica and lived with a host family in a small village.

Caitlin Borgmann, Executive Director of the ACLU of Montana and an expert in reproductive rights law