But in 2005, the state Legislature changed the law again to restrict those who could perform abortions to licensed physicians and physician assistants, which limited access to providers around the state.

According to the 2018 lawsuit, 93% of the counties in Montana do not have an abortion provider. Those counties are home to 55 percent of the state's women.

Abortion services are available at four clinics in the state's larger areas: Missoula, Billings, Helena and Great Falls. The state has lost two abortion providers since 2013. From Whitefish, the location of Weem's clinic, a person would need to travel about 2.5 hours to Missoula for an abortion.

"Montana is a geographically large state with great distances separating its four abortion clinics," according to the lawsuit.

"As a result, vast expanses of the state lack adequate access to abortion services. Accordingly, pregnant people seeking abortions must travel significant distances to find their nearest provider, face delays as a result of inaccessibility or carry a pregnancy to term."