An ultrasound is taken ahead of a surgical abortion as patients receive care at Blue Mountain Clinic in Missoula, Montana, U.S. February 23, 2023. Currently, abortion is legal in Montana based upon a constitutional right to privacy, which was affirmed by the state Supreme Court’s decision in Armstrong v. State in 1999. However, the republican-controlled congress has introduced a number of bills to restrict access to reproductive care – most notably House Bill 721, which seeks to limit dilation and evacuation, the most common procedure for terminating pregnancies after the first trimester. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare