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Abortion rights make Montana ballot

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

HELENA, Mont. -- Voters will get to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution of Montana, which on Tuesday became the eighth state to put the issue before the electorate this fall.

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Reports & sources

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  1. Bismarck Tribune

    Montana is the latest state to add abortion to November ballots. What would the measures do? (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    Bismarck Tribune's feed description

    Election officials in Montana certified an abortion rights question for its November ballot and the Arizona Supreme Court turned away a legal challenge, allowing a similar measure to go before

  2. NBC Chicago

    Arizona, Montana put abortion rights constitutional measures on November ballots (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Supreme Court justices nominated by Donald Trump helped overturn the right to abortion. That 2022 ruling could affect the outcome of the 2024 election.

  3. NBC News

    Montana certifies abortion rights amendment for the November ballot (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    An initiative that would enshrine abortion access in Montana's constitution is set to appear on the state's November ballot.

  4. Kokomo Tribune

    Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Voters in Arizona and Montana will be able to decide whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitutions. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday

  5. PoliticusUSA

    NEW: Abortion Will Be on the Ballot in November in Arizona and Montana (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    In the post-Roe environment, this is not good news for Republicans. Abortion will be on the ballot in both swing state Arizona and Montana, where Democratic Senator Jon Tester needs all of the help he can get to win his close race.

  6. WDIO Duluth

    Montana becomes eighth state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Montana has become the eighth state in which voters will decide this year whether they want to legally protect the right to an abortion. Montana’s Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday certified that the November general election ballot will include the initiative on amending the state constitution…

  7. Washington Times

    Montana becomes 8th state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Voters will get to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution of Montana, which on Tuesday became the eighth state to put the issue before the electorate this fall.

  8. Time

    Montana Becomes Eighth State to Put Abortion Rights on November Ballot (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Seven states have already put abortion questions before voters since Roe was overturned, and in each case abortion supporters won.

  9. New York Times

    Montana Certifies Signatures for November Abortion Question (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Also on Tuesday, Arizona’s Supreme Court rejected a challenge to a similar ballot measure. That means at least nine states will vote on whether to establish a constitutional right to abortion.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Montana adds abortion rights to November ballot (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Montana's top election official has certified the measure, making it the eighth state to put abortion rights on the ballot this November.

  11. The Federalist

    Push For Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Until Birth Makes MT Ballot (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    The proposed amendment ensures any abortion could be construed to meet the requirements for taxpayer funding under Montana Medicaid.

  12. Forbes

    Here’s Where Abortion Is On The Ballot In November—As Montana Measure Qualifies (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Nine states so far have measures set for the November ballot.

  13. The Guardian

    Montana becomes eighth state to put measure protecting abortion on ballot (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Voters will be asked whether to protect abortion in state constitution after Republicans fail to block initiative

  14. CBS News

    Abortion rights ballot measure to go before Montana voters (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Montana's measure seeks to enshrine a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that said the constitutional right to privacy protects the right to a pre-viability abortion by a provider of the patient's choice.

  15. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Arizona and Montana join states that will be voting in November on abortion rights (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Voters in more than a half-dozen states including Missouri will be deciding abortion measures this fall.

  16. KOB 4

    Montana initiative to protect abortion rights makes November ballot, becoming 8th state to do so this year (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Montana initiative to protect abortion rights makes November ballot, becoming 8th state to do so this year.

  17. Breitbart News

    Montana Becomes Ninth State to Vote on Abortion in November (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Montana officials approved a proposed amendment for the November ballot which would enshrine the right to abortion throughout pregnancy into the state constitution.

  18. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Abortion rights make Montana ballot (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    HELENA, Mont. -- Voters will get to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution of Montana, which on Tuesday became the eighth state to put the issue before the electorate this fall.

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