A new Idaho organization is gearing up to ask voters to restore abortion access and other reproductive health care rights in the state. This initiative comes after lawmakers allowed a second legislative session to end without making any changes to the strict abortion bans that have led to a recent exodus of health care providers.
Idahoans United for Women and Families, the organization behind this effort, plans to address the issue through the people of Idaho since legislative fixes have not been successful. The state currently has several anti-abortion laws in place, including one that criminalizes performing abortions even in medical emergencies, except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant patient.
