2022 Montana Legislative Referendum 131

Legislative Referendum 131
November 8, 2022
An act adopting the born-alive infant protection act; providing that infants born alive, including infants born alive after an abortion, are legal persons; requiring health care providers to take necessary actions to preserve the life of a born-alive infant; providing a penalty; providing that the proposed act be submitted to the qualified electors of Montana; and providing an effective date.
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 213,001 47.45%
No 235,904 52.55%
Total votes 448,905 100.00%
Source: Secretary of State of Montana

The 2022 Montana Legislative Referendum 131, commonly known as the Born-Alive referendum, was a legislatively-referred state statute in the state of Montana, which was voted on alongside the 2022 elections in the state. The statute, which sought to define certain infants as "born alive" – including following abortions – and compel medical practitioners to provide life-sustaining care to them no matter the prognosis, was rejected by voters.

Montana was one of six states to vote on an abortion-related referendum as part of the 2022 elections, alongside California, Michigan, Kansas, Kentucky, and Vermont. Although the vote was held following the United States Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Montana Legislature passed the bill before the decision had been taken.

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