Montana Republicans to vote on criminalizing abortion except in the case of medical necessity and to exclude abortion from Montanans’ right to privacy as it’s protected in the Montana constitution.
Montana lawmakers and state agency leaders said Wednesday that they have a unique opportunity this year to invest in Montana’s behavioral health system – and it’s time to take it.
The bill was designed to make sure advocacy groups can step in as soon as possible to help patients through abuse and neglect allegations and investigations.
St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades, placing it among the top tier of hospitals in the U.S.
Three Republicans – Sens. Greg Frazer of Deer Lodge, Mike Hopkins of Missoula, and Tom Welch of Dillon – joined 32 Democrats in voting against the bill, which passed a crucial second reading 65-35.