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HELENA -- In 2017, the state Department of Public Health and Human Services reported that nearly 100 babies every year experience drug withdrawal in Montana.
Now, in an effort to lower that number, lawmakers are considering a bill to help pregnant women with addictions.
Sen. Diane Sands, D-Missoula, is carrying Senate Bill 289, which would provide a safe harbor from prosecution for pregnant women who seek addiction treatment.
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