Republicans in the Montana House Wednesday advanced another bill that could restrict abortion in the state, by forbidding some taxpayer-subsidized insurance policies from covering abortions.
Legislature Seeks To Ban Affordable Care Act Plans That Cover Abortion
Montana Republicans are adding another bill to the slew they’re bringing this legislative session to restrict access to abortion in the state.
House Bill 229 would bar plans offered through the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange from covering abortion, except in the event of a medical emergency. It was heard and endorsed by the House Judiciary Committee Friday on a party-line vote.
Rep. Jane Gillette, a Bozeman Republican, is sponsoring the legislation. She said there’s at least one plan on the health coverage exchange available in Montana that covers abortion.
A freshman legislator from Bozeman on Wednesday said she is withdrawing a bill that unleashed a flood of outrage this week for its language that opponents argued would strengthen parental rights for rapists.
Rep. Jane Gillette, R-Bozeman, was scheduled to present House Bill 209 to the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, but said she wonât bring the legislation to any committee this session after the fury that erupted this week over the billâs language.
Gillette said Wednesday the intent of the legislation was lost in translation and did not include enough input from victim advocates. Gillette also told the Montana State News Bureau she carried the bill on behalf of a group of family law attorneys, a group which includes her husband, Bozeman family law attorney Christopher Gillette.Â
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