Court affirms Montana's Constitutional amendment to protect abortion

For the third time in a row, a conservative group along with a Republican legislator have had their challenge to the state’s abortion protection law, now enshrined in the Montana Constitution, shot down by a court.

This decision was the first by a district court, and was an attempt to litigate the constitutional amendment voters approved in 2024, which allows abortion up to the point of fetal viability.

Yellowstone County District Judge Thomas Pardy ruled against state Rep. Amy Regier and the Montana Life Defense Fund, which had made several attempts to challenge the way the amendment, known as Constitutional Initiative 128, was placed on the ballot.

Ultimately, the measure received overwhelming support from Montana voters, with 345,070 votes in favor, while 252,300 were opposed.


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