Protesters fill the Montana state Capitol rotunda in Helena, Mont., on Feb. 11, 2015, during a rally to show support in an attempt to change the Montana Constitution to define life as beginning at conception. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)
January 12, 2023
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Stricter Medicaid abortion process up for debate in Montana
Officials in Republican-controlled Montana want to require authorization before the state's health department pays for abortions for people covered by Medicaid, a proposal critics say would reduce access and delay or even prevent abortion care for low-income women in the state.