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 ...

Montana voters have passed a ballot measure to amend the state’s constitution to include the right to an abortion, cementing access to abortion services in the state. Constitutional Initiative No. 128 in Montana amends the state constitution to “expressly provide a right to make and carry out decisions about one’s own pregnancy,

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.”