Montana becomes eighth state to put measure protecting abortion on ballot
Voters will be asked whether to protect abortion in state constitution after Republicans fail to block initiativeVoters will get to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution of Montana, which on Tuesday became the eighth state to put the issue before the electorate this fall.The Montana secretary of state’s office certified that the general election ballot will include the initiative on abortion rights. All but one of the eight states are seeking to amend their constitutions. Continue reading...
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Montana becomes the eighth state to put the issue of abortion rights on the ballot, with voters deciding in November whether to protect the right to an abortion in the state constitution. The initiative seeks to enshrine a 1999 Montana supreme court ruling that the constitutional right to privacy protects the right to a pre-viability abortion.