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Initiative Notice - CI-128

THE COMPLETE TEXT OF CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE NO. 128 (CI-128) Article II of The Constitution of The State of Montana is amended by adding a new section 36 that reads: Section 36. Right to make decisions about preg nancy. (1) There is a right to make and carry out decisions about one’s own pre gnancy, including the right to aborti on. This right shall not be denied or burdened unless justified by a compelling government interest achieved by the least restrictive means. (2) The government may regulate the provision of a bortion care after fe tal viability provided that in no circumstance shall the government deny or burden access to an ab ortion that, in the good faith judgment of a treating health care professional, is medically indicated to protect the life or health of the preg nant patient. (3) The government shall not penalize, prosecute, or otherwise take adverse action against a person based on the person’s actual, potential, perceived, or alleged pregnan cy outcomes. The government shall not penalize, prosecute, or otherwise take adverse action against a person for aiding or assisting another person in exercising their right to make and carry out decisions about their pr egnancy with their voluntary consent. (4) For the purposes of this section: (a) A government interest is “compelling” only if it clearly and convincingly addresses a medically acknowledged, bona fide health risk to a pre gnant patient and does not infringe on the patient’s autonomous decision making. (b) “Fetal viability” means the point in preg nancy when, in the good faith judgment of a treating health care pro fessional and based on the particular facts of the case, there is a significant likelihood of the fet us’s sustained survival outside the uter us without the application of extraordinary medical measures.


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