Jenna Bann, a mother from Missoula, Mont., speaks during a rally at the Montana Capitol in Helena, Mont., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Banna spoke in opposition to a proposed referendum that requires that all infants born alive, including during an attempted abortion, be provided with medical care and treatment. She spoke about her daughter, who was born without a properly developed brain, and said the referendum requiring treatment could have robbed her and her husband with t…
September 22, 2022
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Montana voters reject 'born alive' abortion referendum
Abortion rights supporters secured another win Thursday as voters in Montana rejected a ballot measure that would have forced medical workers to intercede in the rare case of a baby born after an attempted abortion.
Montana voters to decide on 'born alive' abortion bill
A referendum on the Montana ballot in November raises the prospect of criminal charges for health care providers unless they take "all medically appropriate and reasonable actions to preserve the life" of an infant born alive, including after an attempted abortion.