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Montana becomes 8th state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights

by AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press
| August 20, 2024 7:25 PM

HELENA (AP) — Voters 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.

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