Montana may not enforce provisions prohibiting the use of Medicaid money to pay for abortion care, banning the most popular method for second-trimester surgical procedures, and requiring testing that effectively bars telemedicine-based treatment, the state’s top court said.
In two separate opinions Wednesday, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed that reproductive rights advocates are likely to win on claims that the measures violate people’s privacy rights under the Montana Constitution, which has been interpreted to protect a right to abortion. The procedure is legal in Montana up until viability—about 24 weeks—although there are restrictions on the practice.
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