Montana Voters Add Abortion Access Rights to State Constitution

Montana will add reproductive rights, including abortion access, to the state constitution after a measure won support from more than half of voters, the Associated Press said.

The amendment (CI-128) prohibits “the government from denying or burdening the right to abortion before fetal viability,” or roughly 24 weeks of pregnancy, and after this point if a “treating healthcare professional determines it is medically indicated to protect the pregnant patient’s life or health.”

Montana already allows abortion until viability, although litigation is ongoing in the state to overturn some limits on the procedure, including restrictions for Medicaid patients and ...