Pro-Life News

CI-128 codified and added additional protection for abortion and healthcare providers in Montana after voters overwhelmingly passed it. Previously the Montana constitution allowed for a right to privacy and protected the right to an abortion. This initiative codified that protection. Now the Montana Life Defense Fund has filed legal challenge to the initiative. The lawsuit contends that the full text of CI-128 was not included on the November 2024 ballot, in violation of Article XIV, Section 9(3) of the Montana Constitution. Based on long-standing Montana Supreme Court precedent, failure to strictly adhere to the requirements of Article XIV, Section 9 of the Montana Constitution is fatal to any proposed constitutional amendment. Read more...