Planned Parenthood v. State

Opinion

03/23/2022

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA Case Number: DA 21-0521

No. DA 21-0521

PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ORDER GRANTING AMERICAN MONTANA, and JOEY BANK, COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND M.D., on behalf of themselves GYNECOLOGISTS, AMERICAN and their patients, ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSING, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF Plaintiffs and Appellees, PEDIATRICS, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL GENETICS AND GENOMICS, v. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE- MIDWIVES, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF STATE OF MONTANA, by and OSTEOPATHIC OBSTETRICIANS AND through AUSTIN KNUDSEN, GYNECOLOGISTS, AMERICAN in his official capacity as COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, AMERICAN Attorney General GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRICAL SOCIETY, AMERICAN MEDICAL Defendant and Appellants ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN MEDICAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE, AMERICAN UROGYNECOLOGIC SOCIETY, COUNCIL OF UNIVERSITY CHAIRS OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, MONTANA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS IN WOMEN’S HEALTH, SOCIETY FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND MEDICINE, SOCIETY FOR MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE, SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY AND INFERTILITY, SOCIETY OF FAMILY PLANNING, AND SOCIETY OF OB/GYN HOSPITALISTS MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR AS AMICUS CURIAE Upon motion of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,

American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Nursing,

American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Medical Genetics and

Genomics, American College of Nurse-Midwives, American College of Osteopathic

Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Physicians, American

Gynecological and Obstetrical Society, American Medical Association, American

Medical Women’s Association, American Society for Reproductive Medicine,

American Urogynecologic Society, Council of University Chairs of Obstetrics and

Gynecology, Montana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, National

Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, Society for Adolescent

Health and Medicine, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Society for

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Society of Family Planning, and

Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists for leave to participate as an amici curiae

(hereinafter “amici”) in the above-captioned matter, and good cause appearing

therefrom,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that amici’s motion is GRANTED. Amici shall

file their amicus brief by March 31, 2022.

Electronically signed by: Jim Rice Justice, Montana Supreme Court March 23 2022