On Monday, the House Judiciary Committee held initial hearings on more than a dozen bills, including two that would tighten regulations on abortion in Montana. They said the procedure it sought to prohibit is the safest, most common abortion procedure for pregnancies in the second trimester. It would require health care providers to perform lifesaving care on infants born alive, including after an abortion. They said state law and medical ethics already ensure health care providers won’t deny care to infants born alive. House Bill 544, sponsored by Rep. Jane Gillette, R-Bozeman, would require prior authorization before Medicaid pays for abortion services.
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