BOISE, Idaho — An effort to repeal Idaho’s current anti-abortion law will appear before voters on the November ballot.
The Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act will decide whether the state can interfere with personal decisions about reproductive healthcare.
Right now, Idaho is one of thirteen states where abortion is illegal and carries criminal penalties.
“Get us back to the standard of reproductive healthcare that we had in Idaho for 50 years,” said Melanie Folwell, the executive director of Idahoans United for Women and Families, the nonprofit that put the proposition on the ballot.
Idahoans United for Women and Families says it has collected roughly 110,000 signatures and qualified 20 legislative districts statewide. They say they currently have 1,900 volunteers are helping with the campaign.
“38 percent of our signers were registered Democrats, 30% were registered Republicans,” Folwell said.
If Proposition One is approved, the state would allow every person “a right to abortion before fetal viability”. And, “after fetal viability in cases of medical emergency.” That includes protections for healthcare providers who perform abortions.
“These are private, complex decisions that don’t benefit from politicians being involved,” said Folwell.
Idahoans United for Women and Families says if the proposition is approved, families should expect to use insurance or pay out of pocket for reproductive care.
“There would be no public funding for abortion,” Folwell said. “This would have no impact on taxes or revenues.”
If the proposition fails, Idaho’s state law prohibiting abortion would remain intact.
The Republican Party of Idaho is against the measure, saying their website “ballot language goes much further than the campaign” and “things like contraception and miscarriage treatment that are already legal in Idaho today and privacy is protected in every instance.”
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