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House Bill 317 would cement federal protections for Native American children and families in Montana law.

The U.S. Supreme Court last month issued a decision that allows states to prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes against Native Americans in Indian country. Montana Public Radio’s Freddy Monares spoke with Indian law attorneys to break down the ruling.

Doctors in states where abortion is or could be banned say more patients are seeking permanent sterilization procedures, but some patients say providers are unwilling to operate on people of childbearing age.

The order will create a new task force on reproductive health care and to coordinate additional steps to help people access abortions.

"It's one thing to say that we support unborn children and support mothers, but we aren't just pro-birth, we're pro-life," Montana Catholic Conference Executive Director Matthew Brower says.

Montana politicians lined up on party lines to praise and condemn the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn federal protection of abortion access.

A decades-old precedent will continue to protect abortion access in Montana, for now. But Republican lawmakers are considering pathways to restrict access.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, reversing Roe v. Wade, the court's five-decade-old decision that guaranteed a woman's right to obtain an abortion.

Aimed at serving a regional "abortion desert," the clinic plans to open, despite the expected overturn of Roe v. Wade. It's become a focal point for abortion debate in the state.

The Supreme Court's decision will have a major impact in states across the country that have already signaled their intention to further restrict or ban abortion.