The measure establishes an explicit right to abortion in the State Constitution. By Kate Zernike Voters in Montana approved a ballot amendment that enshrines a right to abortion in the State Constitution, according to The Associated Press. Montana was one ...

With 90 percent of the votes counted, CI-128 was passing with 57 percent of voters casting yes ballots on the measure, while 43 percent voted no.

As written, CI-128 would explicitly amend the Montana Constitution to include a right to make decisions about one’s own pregnancy, including the right to abortion. It states that the right “shall not be denied or burdened unless justified by a compelling government interest achieved by the least restrictive means.”