MT House Approves Bill To Deny LGBTQ Healthcare

The Montana Free Press reports:

State lawmakers in the House of Representatives gave broad approval Monday to a bill that would allow medical providers, health care facilities and insurers to deny services based on “ethical, moral, or religious beliefs or principles,” signaling the bill’s likely advancement to the Senate this week.

House Bill 303, sponsored by Rep. Amy Regier, R-Kalispell, passed the Republican-majority chamber largely along party lines, with 65 votes in favor and 35 against, after roughly 20 minutes of debate.

The bill drew support from individual Montana health care providers and the conservative religious groups Alliance Defending Freedom, the Montana Family Foundation and the Montana Catholic Conference.

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