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Reproductive rights rally to be held in Hamilton
Reproductive rights rally to be held in Hamilton
JULY 20, 2022 BY EDITOR
by Nathan Boddy
Kierstin Schmitt is not mincing words when she says, “We are outraged.” ... The Bitterroot Valley local is one of many people whose response to the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade is one which will result in mobilization. ... The Bitterroot Valley local is one of many people whose response to the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade is one which will result in mobilization.
Schmitt and a group of like minded individuals are taking their first steps at expressing their outrage on Saturday, July 23rd in a ‘Reproductive Rights Rally,’ to be held at the intersection of Highway 93 and Main Street in Hamilton. Schmitt says that anyone who is concerned about women’s rights, reproductive rights and personal rights to their own bodies should attend.
While Montanans are still able to access abortion, several laws were passed by the state legislature in 2021, which could have restricted abortion had they not been enjoined by the state’s Supreme Court. Still, amending the State Constitution could be an objective to certain legislators like Brad Tschida, Representative of House District 97 in Missoula, who recently emailed a group of lawmakers that a woman’s womb, “serves no specific purpose to her life or well-being,” other than serving as a sanctuary. Tschida spoke with Helena’s MTN News about the comment, and further explained that a womb, “welcomes in a new life and that’s what it’s there to do, to nurture and sustain that life.” Tschida also says he is not opposed to calling for a special session of legislature to limit abortion. He is not alone, and even Governor Greg Gianforte told KGVO Radio in May, “I would be happy to call a special session if we have a path that is defensible in the courts here in Montana and we have a consensus in the Legislature. Every life has to be protected.”
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The Reproductive Rights Rally is slated to begin at 12 noon at the intersection of Highway 93 and Main Street in Hamilton.
JULY 20, 2022 BY EDITOR
by Nathan Boddy
Kierstin Schmitt is not mincing words when she says, “We are outraged.” ... The Bitterroot Valley local is one of many people whose response to the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade is one which will result in mobilization. ... The Bitterroot Valley local is one of many people whose response to the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade is one which will result in mobilization.
Schmitt and a group of like minded individuals are taking their first steps at expressing their outrage on Saturday, July 23rd in a ‘Reproductive Rights Rally,’ to be held at the intersection of Highway 93 and Main Street in Hamilton. Schmitt says that anyone who is concerned about women’s rights, reproductive rights and personal rights to their own bodies should attend.
While Montanans are still able to access abortion, several laws were passed by the state legislature in 2021, which could have restricted abortion had they not been enjoined by the state’s Supreme Court. Still, amending the State Constitution could be an objective to certain legislators like Brad Tschida, Representative of House District 97 in Missoula, who recently emailed a group of lawmakers that a woman’s womb, “serves no specific purpose to her life or well-being,” other than serving as a sanctuary. Tschida spoke with Helena’s MTN News about the comment, and further explained that a womb, “welcomes in a new life and that’s what it’s there to do, to nurture and sustain that life.” Tschida also says he is not opposed to calling for a special session of legislature to limit abortion. He is not alone, and even Governor Greg Gianforte told KGVO Radio in May, “I would be happy to call a special session if we have a path that is defensible in the courts here in Montana and we have a consensus in the Legislature. Every life has to be protected.”
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The Reproductive Rights Rally is slated to begin at 12 noon at the intersection of Highway 93 and Main Street in Hamilton.
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