A new Montana bill "establishing the criminal offense of abortion trafficking" could criminalize pregnant women who cross state lines to get an abortion. Under House Bill 609, from state Rep. Kerri Seekins-Crowe (R–Billings),

A Montana bill would charge women with abortion trafficking for seeking abortions in other states. Opponents flooded a Wednesday hearing

On Wednesday, Montana legislators heard a bill creating the criminal offense of abortion trafficking. House Bill 609 has three Republican co-sponsors. It prohibits pregnant people or those assisting them from leaving the state or traveling within the state for the purpose of procuring an abortion that are illegal under Montana law.

Montana has introduced House Bill 609, which will prosecute residents who travel to other states to receive abortion care. It’s well-known that the most extreme Republicans support prosecuting women who travel to other states for an abortion.

Republicans in Montana have introduced a bill that would charge women in Montana with "trafficking" their own fetuses if they travel to receive an abortion out of state, even if abortion is legal in the state where they received the procedure.