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For anti-abortion activists in Montana, next steps are unclear
After the fall of Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide for nearly 50 years, Montana Republicans’ road to curtailing abortion rights in the state is full of obstacles.
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Overturn of Roe shifts Montana abortion debates to state courts
Montana is one of the few non-coastal states where abortion remains legal after SCOTUS reverses 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
Montana Republicans want to limit abortion access. It won’t be easy.
State courts have long said privacy is more important than politics. That stance has been critical in protecting abortion access since the 1990s.
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What’s in a name change for Montana’s leading abortion access group?
What was once known as the Susan Wicklund Fund is now the Montana Abortion Access Program, or MAAP.
Abortion clinics sue state over new restrictions on Medicaid coverage
The lawsuit argues a Gianforte administration rule blocks access for low-income Montanans.