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HELENA, Mont. AP 鈥?Officials in Republican-controlled Montana want to require authorization before the state health department pays for abortions for people covered by Medicaid, proposal critics say would reduce access and delay or even prevent abortion care for low-income women in the state.The Department of Public Health and Human Services is taking public comment Thursday on the proposed rule to require doctors to provide more medical information before Me
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