Martha Fuller

Planned Parenthood clinics in Montana are no longer able to bill Medicaid for any services. Federal appeals court last week overturned a previous ruling that blocked the policy from taking effect.

Montana’s newest constitutional right took effect this month — the right to terminate a pregnancy. A challenge to its legality is trying to find footing.

Abortion rights advocates are asking Montana voters to add protections for abortion access into the state Constitution.

Planned Parenthood of Montana says it discovered a data breach last week. The attackers may have already posted some info online.

Montana’s high court reinforced protections for abortion Wednesday. The justices unanimously agreed that a law requiring parental consent for a minor seeking an abortion is unconstitutional.

A district court judge in Helena says a bill to ban the most common abortion procedure used after 15 weeks of pregnancy cannot be blocked before it becomes law. If signed, it has an immediate effective date.

Walgreens pharmacies will not distribute medication abortion pills in Montana, although the procedure remains legal here.

Planned Parenthood of Montana has reversed course on its decision to stop offering medication abortions to patients living in states that have banned abortion.

Montana Republicans are zeroed in on the races for two state Supreme Court seats this election cycle which could decide the future of access to abortion in Montana.

Doctors in states where abortion is or could be banned say more patients are seeking permanent sterilization procedures, but some patients say providers are unwilling to operate on people of childbearing age.