A week of major Election Day losses for the pro-life community was capped Thursday with one more defeat: Montana voters rejected a measure that would have required medical care for infants who survive abortion, according to a call by the Associated Press.
Planned Parenthood of Montana has filed a lawsuit against the state over several new abortion restrictions set to go into effect on October 1.
On Thursday, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill into law prohibiting the government from “burdening” an individual’s religious liberty and giving citizens the right to sue if they believe their rights have been infringed.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a Montana tax credit scholarship program does not violate the federal constitution if parents choose to use the money for religious schooling for their child.
The Supreme Court of the United States is expected to rule in favor of a Montana program that allows religious schools to receive taxpayer funding.
The Alliance Defending Freedom sent a letter to Bozeman High School last week threatening a lawsuit if the school does not reinstate its chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
