Abortion in Montana

Abortion in Montana is legal at most stages of pregnancy.[1] The number of abortion clinics in Montana has fluctuated over the years, with twenty in 1982, twelve in 1992, eight providers of which seven were clinics in 2011, and five clinics in 2014.  There were four clinics from 2015 to February 2018 when All Families Healthcare clinic in Whitefish reopened. There were 1,690 legal abortions in 2014, and 1,611 in 2015.

2024 Montana Initiative 128 is a ballot initiative that was approved from the ballot on November 5, 2024; amending the Constitution of Montana to explicitly confer a right to abortion up to fetal viability.[2][3][1]

  1. ^ a b Zernike, Kate (November 6, 2024). "Montana Voters Approve Abortion Ballot Measure".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Zernike, Kate (August 21, 2024). "Montana Certifies Signatures for November Abortion Question". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Montana becomes eighth state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights". AP News. August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.