Abortion in Montana

Abortion pills by mail (telehealth)

Telehealth providers that ship abortion pills into Montana, from the clinic database:

• A Safe ChoiceShips abortion pills by mail into Montana
• Abortion On DemandShips abortion pills by mail into Montana
• AbuzzShips abortion pills by mail into Montana
• Aid AccessShips abortion pills by mail into Montana
• Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants – The MAPShips abortion pills by mail into Montana
• Choices RisingShips abortion pills by mail into Montana
• Her Safe HarborShips abortion pills by mail into Montana
• Juniper MidwiferyShips abortion pills by mail into Montana
• Just The PillShips abortion pills by mail into Montana
• Southern WovenShips abortion pills by mail into Montana
• We Take Care of UsShips abortion pills by mail into Montana
• Whole Woman’s Health Virtual CareShips abortion pills by mail into Montana

Protections

• The state's constitution protects abortion.
• The state's lawmakers have not passed protections for abortion.

Bans

• Under current law, abortion is legal to provide until possible fetal viability - the point when a fetus might survive outside the uterus - with some exceptions. This is sometimes referred to as a "viability ban." This usually applies after about the first 24 weeks of pregnancy.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if it is necessary to save the pregnant person's life.
• It is a felony for providers to violate the state's restriction on providing an abortion, punishable by imprisonment and fines.
• State law prohibits healthcare professionals inside the state from providing an abortion using a specific method known as Dilation and Extraction (D&X). This is sometimes referred to as a "partial birth" abortion ban, although this term has no clinical definition.

Barriers

• The state allows multiple types of healthcare professionals, not just doctors, to provide abortions, such as physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, or other qualified medical professionals. The state may limit which types of providers can provide abortions and under what circumstances, including the abortion method or gestational age.

Minors

• State law requires healthcare professionals inside the state to meet certain requirements before providing an abortion to minors below the age of 16.
• Before providing an abortion to a minor inside the state, the state requires an abortion provider to notify their parent or guardian.
• The state allows a judge to excuse a minor from having to notify or get consent from their parent or guardian before having an abortion inside the state. This is referred to as "judicial bypass."

Telehealth

• The state allows healthcare professionals inside the state to provide medication abortion through telehealth.

Insurance

• Under state policy, Medicaid funds from the state may pay for all or most "medically necessary" abortions, not just abortions that meet the minimum federal requirements (which cover cases of rape, incest, or when the pregnant person's life is endangered).