HELENA, MT -- Governor Greg Gianforte on Aug 14th, issued the following statement in response to the Montana Supreme Court striking down the Parental Consent for Abortion Act of 2013, eroding parental rights for the medical care of their minor children:

“As a strong defender of parental rights, I’m deeply concerned and disappointed by today’s ruling from the Montana Supreme Court, which states parents do not have a fundamental right to oversee the medical care of their young daughters. In its ruling, the Court has wielded its gavel like a hammer against one of the fundamental rights in our history: the right of parents to consent to the medical care of their minor children.”