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Abortion-rights measure on Montana ballot boosts Tester’s Senate chances: DSCC chairman
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Elaine Mallon
August 21, 2024 10:19 pm
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Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) faces a tough reelection battle against Republican challenger Tim Sheehy, but Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI) thinks that now that abortion is on the ballot, it will drive out more voters in favor of the Democrat.

Peters shared in an interview with CNN that the abortion measure could work in Tester’s favor.

“It’s certainly very powerful to turn people out,” Peters said. “It’s going to be a big reason why people are voting and why they’re going to vote for Jon Tester and other candidates.”

The abortion measure in Montana intends to enshrine a 1999 state Supreme Court ruling that states a pre-viable abortion is protected under a person’s constitutional right to privacy.

In 2023, Republicans passed a law stating that the right to privacy does not protect a right to abortion; however, this has not yet been challenged in court.

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, seven states have posed abortion protections to voters, and abortion rights have won out each time.

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Just goes to show Democrats will kill babies to keep power.
I pray it does not work.

But for some, this has been the overweenig issue.
Not the economy, Not the border, Not inflation, Not energy (although parts of Montana just across that imaginary line between it and North Dakota get just as cold as it gets here), Not the control of Natural Resources in the State (Montana has Oil and Gas, and an abundant supply of coal, and other tremendous mineral wealth).

Montana currently has abortion until fetal viability (generally 24 weeks). Medicaid covers it. Parental notice is required for minors.

It's already far more liberal there than in North Dakota where abortion is generally banned with very limited exceptions for rape, incest, and the physical health of the mother. Required 24 hour wait after counseling before the procedure, neither State medicaid nor private insurance are allowed to cover abortions except in very limited circumstances, medication abortions must be provided in person (not telehealth or such), parental consent is required for minors, and a licensed physician is required to do the procedure. That's considered one of the most restrictive, and Montana's law is already very loose by comparison, and any changes to that will come from within Montana.
SOTUS has spoken on Federal laws concerning abortion and put the choice at the State level.
Congress can try to usurp that power to impose lesser restrictions on wholesale murder and marketing baby parts, but, as constituted, I do not see SCOTUS upholding the law. (Getting cert. over 'standing' might be tougher, because 'successful procedures' result in the death of the baby, and few survive to bring suit over how it affected them.
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Just goes to show Democrats will kill babies to keep power.
I pray it does not work.



They are no different than the muzzies who hold up children as human shields. 
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They are no different than the muzzies who hold up children as human shields.
The ones who put their military headquarters in the hospital basement and launch rockets from schoolyards?
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The ones who put their military headquarters in the hospital basement and launch rockets from schoolyards?

Using the innocent, defenseless, and helpless as political tools?  Different tactic of the same result.  Except this happened 1.6M times here in this country last year. versus thousands with our muzzie enemies......

I am not a raving advocate around the issue, but when you see socialist using state ballots with it on the ballot just to sway other aspects of the election.  You can not put a moniker on how low our political enemies in this country have stooped.
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