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Montana Judge Overturns Birth Control Funding Ban

HeadlineMay 11, 2012

A Montana district judge has overturned a state law banning taxpayer funding of birth control coverage for teenage girls. The decade-old law was challenged by Planned Parenthood in 2009. In his ruling, Judge Jim Reynolds said the ban is unconstitutional for infringing upon the teens’ privacy rights.

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