Montana Advances Four Pro-Life Measures
Republican lawmakers, encouraged by their party's unified control of state government after the November elections, are advancing a number of bills that could, if enacted, dramatically limit access to abortions across Montana. Some of the bills have had similar versions introduced in past legislative sessions only to be met with vetoes from the governor's office. The election of Gov. Greg Gianforte, who took office in early January, has given advocates increased hope of passing new restrictions, given Gianforte's record of opposing abortion in general and funding anti-abortion organizations through his family's philanthropic trust. Read more...