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Montana lawmakers have tabled a bill that would have changed the primary process for the 2024 U.S. Senate race. a proposed rule would add new requirements for patients seeking state-funded Medicaid coverage to terminate a pregnancy.
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Abortion in Montana could be severely limited if a slew of bills headed to the governor's desk become law. Montana's attorney general intervenes in a lawsuit to ban an abortion pill. Another bill seeks to answer the question of whether religious freedom protects bigoted speech. And lawmakers hope more money will help fix problems at the Warm Springs state hospital.
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Montana’s Legislature has passed a joint resolution recognizing the history of American Indian boarding schools and calling on the U.S. government to create a national day of remembrance. A proposal aiming to eliminate legal protection for abortion is headed to the governor.
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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.
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The first of nearly a dozen anti-abortion bills have passed the Montana Legislature and are headed for the governor’s desk. Reproductive rights advocates rallied in Helena on the same day.
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Since the U.S. Supreme Court reversed federal protections for abortions, medical providers in conservative-led states have been fighting legal and political battles — as well as escalating threats from the anti-abortion movement.
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The Montana House of Representatives has advanced a bill to limit Medicaid coverage of abortions for low-income patients.
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We’re on day 55 of the 90-day session. This week we’re talking about health care funding, childcare initiatives and vaccine bills.This is The Session, a look at the policy and politics inside the Montana statehouse.
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Montana's A.G. threatens to sue Walgreens over the abortion pill. The 2024 ballot could include a slew of proposed constitutional changes. Gov. Gianforte celebrates a major legislative win. And some Republican lawmakers propose a definition of sex.
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Walgreens pharmacies will not distribute medication abortion pills in Montana, although the procedure remains legal here.