HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana governor has vetoed a Republican bill aimed at making sure abortion isn't covered by insurance offered under the federal health care overhaul.
Gov. Brian Schweitzer vetoed Senate Bill 176 on Monday. He said the measure violates Montana's constitutional guarantee of a right to privacy and access to reproductive health care.
The federal law calls for state-run health care exchanges that offer people a choice of health plans. The bill proposed prohibiting those plans from covering abortion services.
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