A bill that would allow students enrolled in Montana public schools to be excused for mental health reasons is locked in a fight over an amendment that would require a medical diagnosis to qualify for an excused absence.
Members of the Missoula City Council on Wednesday approved a contract allowing the county to provide roughly $130,000 to help fund the Mobile Support Team in Fiscal Year 2024.
Planned Parenthood of Montana sued the state in an attempt to block a bill awaiting the governor’s signature that would ban a common abortion procedure and penalize medical professionals who provide them.
The shelter for young mothers said it's now under contract to purchase the Hillside Health and Rehabilitation facility, a move that will give the organization more room to carry out its mission.
Less than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, rhetorical and physical attacks have increased against clinics that still provide abortions in conservative-led states.
Gov. Hobbs vetoed Republican-backed bills that she said would unnecessarily change elections laws and force doctors to provide possibly painful medical treatment to fetuses.
Two abortion-related bills have only one more step to go before reaching Gov. Greg Gianforte’s desk, after they passed preliminary votes on the Senate floor Thursday.
Not content with making abortions illegal within the state, Idaho has now made it illegal for anyone to help a minor obtain an abortion across state lines.