Montana Supreme Court rewrites abortion ballot language; signature gathering moves closer

The Montana Supreme Court released its revised ballot language on Monday to describe a constitutional abortion rights amendment that voters may consider this fall, rejecting a version drafted last week by Attorney General Austin Knudsen.  The unanimous ruling by six justices moves the initiative’s supporters, Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights, closer to launching a massive signature-gathering campaign that must be completed before a June deadline. The group has been locked in litigation with Knudsen, an anti-abortion Republican, over the substance of the proposal and the official ball