State Supreme Court rules against secretary of state on abortion ballot initiative
The court’s action against Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen followed an earlier set of delays and challenges from Attorney General Austin Knudsen.
The court’s action against Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen followed an earlier set of delays and challenges from Attorney General Austin Knudsen.
Montana’s abortion ballot initiative needs to gather 60,000 signatures by June 21.
In a 6-0 ruling, the court determined that Republican Attorney General Austin Knudsen had submitted ballot language that was misleading.
Republican Attorney General Austin Knudsen is accused of trying to run out the clock on a ballot initiative guaranteeing abortion choice in Montana.
The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that each year about 763,700 people currently on Medicare use at least one of the drugs affected.
About 42% of adults and 35% of children once eligible for Medicaid are suddenly without coverage.
Currently, veterans are only eligible for IVF coverage through the Department of Defense if they have a service-connected injury or illness that prevents them from conceiving.
The president’s remarks came as the country grapples with a new consequence of the fall of Roe: the potential abolishment of IVF.
The Montana Republican was one of just 12 House members to vote no on the legislation.
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith blocked passage of a bill introduced by Senate Democrats that would have established federal protections for assisted reproductive technology.