Montana Catholic Conference

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

"It's one thing to say that we support unborn children and support mothers, but we aren't just pro-birth, we're pro-life," Montana Catholic Conference Executive Director Matthew Brower says.

Montana Democrats say a Republican state House committee chair used a double standard during a hearing Tuesday to silence verbal testimony from bill opponents who brought up race when talking about a proposal to ban sanctuary cities in the state.

HELENA -- Montana lawmakers are considering a bill that would invalidate consent as a legal defense for doctor-assisted deaths, meaning doctors could be…