Montana House endorses bills targeting abortion access, transgender athletes
The Montana House, on mostly party-line votes, gave initial approval to four bills to limit access to abortions, as well as legislation that would prohibit transgender women from participating in women's sports and penalize doctors for providing gender-affirming care. Republicans, who hold a majority in the House and Senate, where the bills head after another House vote likely Tuesday, have made clear one of their priorities this session is to pass bills that have been vetoed in the past by Democratic governors. Three of the abortion bills were vetoed in the 2019 session. Republican Gov. Greg...