Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signs one of three bills restricting access to abortion in Montana as sponsor of one of the bills, state Rep. Lola Sheldon-Galloway, R-Great Falls, looks on in Helena. Mont., on April 26, 2021.(Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)
January 21, 2022
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In an election year, abortion access initiatives in the states interplays with national politics
ST. LOUIS — In early February, abortion rights supporters gathered to change Missouri history at the Pageant — a storied club where rock ’n’ roll revolutionary Chuck Berry often had played: They launched a signature-gathering campaign to put a constitutional amendment to voters this year to legalize abortion in the state.
Rule requiring prior OK for Medicaid-paid abortions halted
HELENA (AP) — A judge in Montana temporarily blocked a new rule Monday that would have required physicians in the state to provide prior documentation showing that an abortion is medically necessary before the state's Medicaid program will authorize payment for the procedure.
Montana requires prior approval for Medicaid-paid abortions
Montana physicians will have to provide prior documentation showing that an abortion is medically necessary before the state's Medicaid program will authorize payment for the procedure, under a new rule that takes effect next week.
Pending abortion ban can't be prevented, Montana judge rules
A bill to restrict abortions in Montana will become law — at least temporarily — if the governor signs it, a judge ruled.
Montana abortion laws remain blocked during legal challenge
The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that temporarily blocks three abortion laws passed by the 2021 Legislature from taking effect while legal challenges play out.
Montana seeks to overturn court ruling on abortion access
Montana's attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a 1999 opinion that found the state constitution's right to privacy guarantees a woman's access to an abortion — the opinion Planned Parenthood is using to challenge three new abortion laws.