Montana abortion initiative ballot language passes
The attorney general approved ballot language for a proposed change to the constitution aimed at restricting abortions. Constitutional Initiative 102 defines a “person” as beginning of a human being’s biological development. A similar proposal fell short in 2008. It will take more than 40,000 signatures to make it on the 2010 ballot. Opponents call the proposal an extremist measure that runs against women’s right to privacy and it’s full of unintended consequences.