On Wednesday, Gov. Greg Gianforte highlighted a package of legislation that will put additional restrictions on abortion access and on taxpayer money being used for abortions.
A new state health department rule will add red-tape for Montanans seeking to use their Medicaid benefits to cover abortions, a long-debated policy the state’s Republican administration has said is a proper and legal restriction on state funds.
The rule will take effect May 1, and lawmakers appear close to passing the same requirements into law with the support of Republican legislators advancing a bill through the session.