Montana’s voters, on the other hand, are poised to reject a ballot measure codifying into state law federal protections for infants born after a botched abortion. The initiative would have defined an infant “alive” at any gestational age as a legal person.
It would have also instituted criminal penalties for health care providers that did not provide life-saving care to infants born during an attempted abortion.
While votes are still outstanding and the ballot initiative has not been officially rejected, opponents have a healthy lead. Read more…
