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As Republicans in the U.S. Senate tried and failed to pass an unconstitutional abortion ban, NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue and NARAL Pro-Choice Montana Co-Chair Alison James released the following statement:
“Families across Montana thank Sen. Jon Tester today for standing strong and defending our shared values,” said NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue. “When voters hear the very real stories of people in these situations, the last thing they want is politicians inserting themselves between a woman and her doctor. Senator Tester has always listened to his constituents and he has always focused on advancing public policy with the best outcomes for Montanans and he did so again today. On the contrary, the latest Republican attempt to take away these rights is politics at its most heartless. Every woman deserves to make medically complex decisions with her family and her doctor, without interference from politicians with an ideological agenda.”
“Unfortunately, Sen. Steve Daines chose to play politics with our rights and pander to partisan leaders in Washington,” said NARAL Pro-Choice Montana Co-Chair Alison James. “Hardworking Montanans want our leaders focused on solutions, like better access to healthcare, higher wages, and avoiding wasteful government shutdown–not a medically unnecessary and unconstitutional abortion ban.”
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